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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For the occasion, McCarthy donned a dark blue sleeveless satin dress while Wahlberg sported a suit in the same shade with a black dress shirt. Ashley Hume, Fox News, 1 Sep. 2024 Amazon is chock full of great deals on wrinkle-free dress shirts, sweaters, dresses, pants, and more, starting at just $14. Mia Huelsbeck, People.com, 15 Dec. 2024 Walshe appeared in court on Monday wearing glasses, a blue suit with an aqua tie, and a white dress shirt, and his hands were shackled. Mollie Markowitz, Fox News, 3 Dec. 2024 An hour before puck drop, Marchand was on the ice in a suit and white dress shirt. Fluto Shinzawa, The Athletic, 2 Dec. 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 7 Jan. 2025.

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