dress shirt
noun
: a man's shirt especially for wear with evening dress
broadly
: a shirt suitable for wear with a necktie
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If the blazer is too warm for a spring or summer graduation day, opt for a dress shirt in a breezy fabric.
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Kelsey Stewart, Glamour, 27 Mar. 2025
Its characters alternate between business-casual (Washington enters tucking a dress shirt into slacks) and contemporary military fatigues.
—Daniel D'addario, Variety, 24 Mar. 2025
Dressed in a classic black tux with a white dress shirt and black bow tie, Alwyn added a pop of sparkle with a jeweled brooch pinned to his lapel.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 3 Mar. 2025
The children looked comfortable and casual wearing variations on dress shirts and blazers with dark wash jeans and sneakers.
—Julia Teti, WWD, 20 Feb. 2025
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Kelsey Stewart, Glamour, 27 Mar. 2025
Its characters alternate between business-casual (Washington enters tucking a dress shirt into slacks) and contemporary military fatigues.
—Daniel D'addario, Variety, 24 Mar. 2025
Dressed in a classic black tux with a white dress shirt and black bow tie, Alwyn added a pop of sparkle with a jeweled brooch pinned to his lapel.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 3 Mar. 2025
The children looked comfortable and casual wearing variations on dress shirts and blazers with dark wash jeans and sneakers.
—Julia Teti, WWD, 20 Feb. 2025
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“Dress shirt.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dress%20shirt. Accessed 6 Apr. 2025.
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