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

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This is a T-shirt that may or may not fit that is either a teenager itself or from the dad’s teenage years. Caleb Harris, Austin American-Statesman, 22 Nov. 2024 Marking their first collaboration at the beginning of 2024, Abercrombie invited press and influencers alike to its Fifth Avenue flagship with its licensed graphic hoodies, jackets and T-shirts on display alongside McLaren’s 2024 race car. Kanika Talwar, WWD, 21 Nov. 2024 Penn State proved that Vintage Brand, which sells vintage T-shirts, throwback hats, retro tees, socks, magnets, koozies, mugs, cutting boards and similar products associated with sports teams, infringed PSU’s trademarks by selling products bearing the school’s imagery without permission. Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 21 Nov. 2024 Copy the queen of the reaction image by wearing it as a standalone top with jeans, or layer it over T-shirts and sweaters for extra warmth. Averi Baudler, People.com, 20 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for T-shirt 

Word History

First Known Use

1920, in the meaning defined above

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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 30 Nov. 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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