Definition of
Shirt
- (noun, artifact) a garment worn on the upper half of the body
- (verb, body) put a shirt on
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Alternate forms of Shirt
Derivations: shirt
Hyponyms: camise, daishiki, dashiki, dress shirt, evening shirt, hair shirt, jersey, kurta, polo shirt, sport shirt, t-shirt, tank top, tee shirt, work-shirt
Hypernyms: apparel, clothe, dress, enclothe, fit out, garb, garment, habilitate, raiment, tog
Origin of the word Shirt
- O.E. scyrte "skirt, tunic," from P.Gmc. *skurtijon "a short garment" (cf. O.N. skyrta, Swed. skjorta "skirt, kirtle;" M.Du. scorte, Du. schort "apron;" M.H.G. schurz, Ger. Schurz "apron"), from the same source as O.E. scort, sceort (see short). Formerly of garments worn by both sexes, but long in modern use only for… more
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Words that sound like Shirt
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