dress shirt

noun

: a man's shirt especially for wear with evening dress
broadly : a shirt suitable for wear with a necktie

Examples of dress shirt in a Sentence

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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. 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 See All Example Sentences for dress shirt

Word History

First Known Use

1849, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of dress shirt was in 1849

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“Dress shirt.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dress%20shirt. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.

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