About The Word Shirt
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Shirt
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What's The Definition Of Shirt?
[n] a garment worn on the upper half of the body
[v] put a shirt on Synonyms | Synonyms for Shirt: Related Terms | Find terms related to Shirt: See Also | apparel | camise | clothe | dashiki | dickey | dickie | dicky | dress | dress shirt | enclothe | evening shirt | fit out | garb | garment | garment | habilitate | hair shirt | jersey | polo shirt | raiment | shirt button | shirtfront | shirting | shirtsleeve | shirttail | sport shirt | tank top | tee shirt | tog | T-shirt Shirt In Webster's Dictionary \Shirt\, n. [OE. schirte, sherte, schurte; akin to Icel.
skyrta, Dan. skiorte, Sw. skjorta, Dan. ski["o]rt a
petticoat, D. schort a petticoat, an argon, G. schurz,
sch["u]rze, an argon; all probably from the root of E. short,
as being originally a short garment. See {Short}, and cf.
{Skirt}.]
A loose under-garment for the upper part of the body, made of
cotton, linen, or other material; -- formerly used of the
under-garment of either sex, now commonly restricted to that
worn by men and boys.
Several persons in December had nothing over their
shoulders but their shirts. --Addison.
She had her shirts and girdles of hair. --Bp. Fisher.
\Shirt\, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. {Shirted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Shirting}.] To cover or clothe with a shirt, or as with a shirt. --Dryden. |
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