shirt /ʃɜːt/ aep /ʃɝːt/ noun [C]
► A1 a piece of clothing worn, especially by men, on the upper part of the body, made of light cloth like cotton and usually having a collar and buttons at the front: » a striped/white shirt» a short-/long-sleeved shirt» You've spilled something down your shirt front.→ SEE ALSO NIGHTSHIRT(Cf. ↑nightshirt), SWEATSHIRT(Cf. ↑sweatshirt), T-SHIRT(Cf. ↑T-shirt)See picture: shirt
Thesaurus+: ↑Jumpers, shirts and tee-shirts
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Extra Examples:» a clean white shirt» a shirt collar» This shirt crumples easily» The sleeve of his shirt was torn at the elbow.» This shirt fastens at the back.