shirt

[ shurt ]

/ ʃɜrt /

noun

a long- or short-sleeved garment for the upper part of the body, usually lightweight and having a collar and a front opening.

an undergarment of cotton, or other material, for the upper part of the body.

a shirtwaist.

a nightshirt.

Idioms for shirt

in one's shirt sleeves, without a coat: It was so hot that they worked in their shirt sleeves. Also in one's shirt-sleeves.

keep one's shirt on, Informal. to refrain from becoming angry or impatient; remain calm: Tell him to keep his shirt on until we're ready.

lose one's shirt, Informal. to lose all that one possesses; suffer a severe financial reverse: He lost his shirt in the stock market.

Origin of shirt

before 1150; Middle English schirte, Old English scyrte; cognate with German Schürze, Dutch schort apron, Old Norse skyrta skirt

OTHER WORDS FROM shirt

shirt·less, adjective

Words nearby shirt

shirleen, shirley, shirley poppy, shirley temple, shirr, shirt, shirt front, shirt jacket, shirt-dress, shirt-lifter, shirt-sleeve

Example sentences from the Web for shirt

Prices are relatively inexpensive and come in at around 135 euros for a shirt or 35 euros for hand woven boxers.

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A smirking Ramone is shown wearing both a CBGB shirt and heavy gold chains, posing next to an enormous boombox.

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For James, wearing the shirt was “more of a shout-out to the family more than anything,” he told the Akron Beacon Journal.

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He took his hand off the car and put it back underneath his shirt.

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There, he first picked up needle and thread to mend the shirt of an SS guard who had just beaten him.

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A giant Irishman was standing there, with shirt collar and vest unbuttoned, and no coat on.

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The first thing I did was to turn down the sleeves of my shirt and put on my coat.

The City in the Clouds |C. Ranger Gull
A shirt was provided for me, painted with vermilion, mixed with grease.

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About, it was at least a week later, sir, an FBI man brought the shirt over and showed it to me.

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Jim Pollock, smoking comfortably in his shirt sleeves before his fire, was not so worried.

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British Dictionary definitions for shirt

shirt

/ (ʃɜːt) /

noun

a garment worn on the upper part of the body, esp by men, usually of light material and typically having a collar and sleeves and buttoning up the front

short for nightshirt, undershirt

keep your shirt on informal refrain from losing your temper (often used as an exhortation to another)

put one's shirt on informal to bet all one has on (a horse, etc)

lose one's shirt on informal to lose all one has on (a horse, etc)

Word Origin for shirt

Old English scyrte; related to Old English sceort short, Old Norse skyrta skirt, Middle High German schurz apron

Idioms and Phrases with shirt

shirt

see give the shirt off one's back; hair shirt; keep one's shirt on; lose one's shirt; stuffed shirt.

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