polo shirt

noun

: a close-fitting pullover often knit shirt with short or long sleeves and turnover collar or banded neck

Examples of polo shirt in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The style of the unisex uniforms, consisting of a polo shirt, loose pants and a traditional gavroche cap, is a nod to the last time Paris hosted the Olympics in 1924, coinciding with the birth of sportswear. Joelle Diderich, WWD, 2 July 2024 For the daytime outing, George, 63, looked casual in a white polo shirt, gray pants and gray shoes. Nicholas Rice, Peoplemag, 29 June 2024 Gru swaps out his signature dark garb and scarf for khakis and pink polo shirts. Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 28 June 2024 Elsewhere, toweling-style polo shirts in Neapolitan gelato shades were teamed with board shorts and rubber sea shoes — possibly de Sarno’s first hype-item hit — which grounded the majority of looks. Scarlett Conlon, CNN, 20 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for polo shirt 

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Word History

First Known Use

1887, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of polo shirt was in 1887

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“Polo shirt.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/polo%20shirt. Accessed 7 Jul. 2024.

Kids Definition

polo shirt

noun
: a close-fitting pullover shirt of knitted fabric
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