variants or less commonly tee shirt
: a collarless short-sleeved or sleeveless usually cotton undershirt
also : an outer shirt of similar design
T-shirted adjective

Examples of T-shirt in a Sentence

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These sweatpant jeans match the Z Supply All Day Denim Knit Jacket, but also look good with your favorite T-shirt or sweater. Laura Lu, Parents, 8 Oct. 2025 Beckham, wearing Saint Laurent peep-toe heels, a white T-shirt and check pencil skirt from her own collection, sits in a big, sunny room filled with racks of clothing and accessories samples, all the elements of her current world. Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 8 Oct. 2025 Pair it with sneakers and layer a T-shirt on top for a chic daytime look, or put on a sweater and boots as the seasons transition to fall and winter weather. Kristine Thomason, Travel + Leisure, 8 Oct. 2025 Amazon Essentials Three-Quarter Sleeve T-Shirt A solid T-shirt is an essential closet staple every season, and with its three-quarter-length sleeves, this find is ideal for transitional fall weather. Maggie Horton, PEOPLE, 8 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for T-shirt

Word History

First Known Use

1920, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of T-shirt was in 1920

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“T-shirt.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/T-shirt. Accessed 14 Oct. 2025.

Kids Definition

T-shirt

noun
variants also tee shirt
ˈtē-ˌshərt
1
: a cotton undershirt with short sleeves and no collar
2
: a jersey outer shirt designed like a T-shirt
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