shirtdress

noun

shirt·​dress ˈshərt-ˌdres How to pronounce shirtdress (audio)
Synonyms of shirtdressnext
: a tailored dress patterned after a shirt and having buttons down the front

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Rampling’s character, meanwhile, makes the most of the couture tailoring in a burgundy shirtdress that was based on a YSL jumpsuit design. Pat Saperstein, Variety, 29 Dec. 2025 Her boots are awful, as is her shirtdress/giant belt combo, neither of which goes with the boots. Jessica M. Goldstein, Vulture, 19 Dec. 2025 Is there a more practical one-step outfit than one built on the best shirtdresses? Shelby Ying Hyde, Glamour, 18 Nov. 2025 Switching gears to summer, easy pieces from swimwear to shirtdresses came in an array of color bursts, and played with prints. Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 10 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for shirtdress

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First Known Use

1935, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of shirtdress was in 1935

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“Shirtdress.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shirtdress. Accessed 2 Jan. 2026.

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