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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Today, his work spans everything from T-shirts to outerwear. J.m. Banks march 21, Kansas City Star, 21 Mar. 2026 Suddenly, onions were purple brick walls, cotton T-shirts were cobwebs, my own skin was full of extraterrestrial craters and rivers. Vrinda Jagota, Pitchfork, 19 Mar. 2026 At one point, a man wearing a white T-shirt and black baseball cap can be seen trying to intervene as a police officer attempts to break up a fight. Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 19 Mar. 2026 Lisa Alvarado came to the rally wearing a purple T-shirt with Huerta’s face and name. Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 19 Mar. 2026 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 25 Mar. 2026.

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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