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 Walmart has removed a pair of T-shirts for the infamous white-power group Skrewdriver that were on sale on the company’s website via third-party retailers. Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 23 Sep. 2024 The brand has been making luxury T-shirts since 1908. Hikmat Mohammed, WWD, 23 Sep. 2024 Remember back in May, before all the T-shirts and jerseys were printed and widely available, when so many Fever fans forgot how to spell Indiana? I-O-W-A, their jerseys said over that now-familiar No. 22. Eric Larsen, The Indianapolis Star, 22 Sep. 2024 From the start, the goal was to design a line of earth-tone bras and underwear, as well as T-shirts and bodysuits, that were comfortable, made from recycled and natural fabrics like bamboo, and feminine without catering to the male gaze. Emilia Petrarca, Vogue, 21 Sep. 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 29 Sep. 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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