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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My other favorite items to layer during winter is an Olsens-style creamy oversized sweater, and a Skims smoothing T-shirt, or a Still Here NYC crew neck underneath. Cortne Bonilla, Vogue, 5 Nov. 2024 The new proprietary thread for T-shirts and sweatshirts is 50 percent recycled cotton and 50 percent organic cotton. Rhonda Richford, WWD, 4 Nov. 2024 Designer Heidi Merrick — her SRF LA collection includes sweatshirts, T-shirts and hoodies perfect for a post-wave beach hang — is the daughter of legendary surfboard shaper Al Merrick, who founded Channel Islands Surfboards in Santa Barbara in 1969. Adam Tschorn, Los Angeles Times, 3 Nov. 2024 Hugh Jackman, Ryan Gosling and Ryan Reynolds all gravitate toward T-shirts and jackets, even off-duty. Merle Ginsberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 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 23 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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