dress shirt

noun

: a man's shirt especially for wear with evening dress
broadly : a shirt suitable for wear with a necktie

Examples of dress shirt in a Sentence

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Mezrich, in a loud bespoke dress shirt, manages simultaneously to stick out and look utterly at home. Simon Van Zuylen-Wood, Vulture, 1 Nov. 2024 Bono, who also stars in the film, opted for light blue, plaid blazer, khaki pants and a white button-up dress shirt. Maggie Clancy, WWD, 4 Oct. 2024 Song wore a dazzling spaghetti-strap black dress with crystal detailing for the outing, while Culkin opted to match with her in a classic black suit, black glasses and a partly unbuttoned dress shirt. Brenton Blanchet, Peoplemag, 7 Sep. 2024 Clooney wears his jacket over a turtleneck, meant to reflect his no-nonsense attitude, according to Westcott, and Pitt wears his with a dress shirt, which is meant to reflect a playful vibe. Layla Ilchi, WWD, 27 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for dress shirt 

Word History

First Known Use

1849, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of dress shirt was in 1849

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“Dress shirt.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dress%20shirt. Accessed 29 Nov. 2024.

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