variants or less commonly
: a collarless short-sleeved or sleeveless usually cotton undershirt
also : an outer shirt of similar design
T-shirted adjective

Examples of T-shirt in a Sentence

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There will also be a limited run of Lunar New Year collaboration pieces including T-shirts and totes from Carhartt WIP; a snake necklace by Simone Rocha; a collaborative Vera bag from Hai; hair scrunchies, necklace and earrings from YVMIN; a head scarf by Shushu/Tong, and rubber clogs by Deathmask. Tianwei Zhang, WWD, 15 Jan. 2025 All in the Family Mini Kim and mini Khloé pulled a switcheroo with their T-shirts — a favorite pastime of theirs, according to Khloé who posted this adorable pic. Andrea Wurzburger, People.com, 15 Jan. 2025 The teens lined up with their parents at a Boyle Heights warehouse this week in search of a tiny bit of familiarity — a Squishmallow plush toy, lipstick, a T-shirt, some eye shadow, a cute hair accessory. Sarah Quiñones Wolfson, Los Angeles Times, 15 Jan. 2025 Tickets are $10, $50 for Limited VIP (Very Important Person) that include early entry into the show, a T-shirt, a tote full of swag from sponsors, reserved seating for the fashion shows and access to VIP-only prizes. Eric E. Harrison, arkansasonline.com, 15 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for T-shirt 

Word History

First Known Use

1920, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of T-shirt was in 1920

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“T-shirt.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/T-shirt. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.

Kids Definition

T-shirt

noun
variants also tee shirt
ˈtē-ˌshərt
1
: a cotton undershirt with short sleeves and no collar
2
: a jersey outer shirt designed like a T-shirt
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