T-shirt

or tee-shirt, tee shirt

[ tee-shurt ]
/ ˈtiˌʃɜrt /

noun

a lightweight, usually knitted, pullover shirt, close-fitting and with a round neckline and short sleeves, worn as an undershirt or outer garment.
Also called T, tee.

Origin of T-shirt

First recorded in 1940–45; named from its shape

British Dictionary definitions for tee shirt (1 of 2)

tee shirt

noun

a variant of T-shirt

British Dictionary definitions for tee shirt (2 of 2)

T-shirt

tee shirt

noun

a lightweight simple garment for the upper body, usually short-sleeved

Word Origin for T-shirt

so called because of its shape