variants or less commonly tee shirt
: 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

Recent Examples on the Web Related Articles The collection features unisex T-shirts, tanks, crew neck sweaters, sweatpants and sweatshirts, along with men’s and women’s hoodies and joggers and women’s crop T-shirts and tanks. Lisa Lockwood, WWD, 9 July 2024 The churchgoers, some in shorts and T-shirts, sat on benches once used in a beer hall. Alicia Adamczyk, Fortune Europe, 9 July 2024 The collection will focus on durable and fashion-forward styles, spanning jeans, T-shirts, jackets and accessories. Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 9 July 2024 Wearing a white T-shirt, Yoda Crocs and gray shorts, Hudson smiled in front of an assortment of different firecrackers and fireworks, preparing for the Fourth of July. Emma Aerin Becker, Peoplemag, 8 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for T-shirt 

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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 15 Jul. 2024.

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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