shirt jacket

noun

: a jacket designed in the style of a shirt

called also shirt-jac

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Another chic traveler wore a black leather shirt jacket with a midi leather skirt and futuristic knitted booties in a rich brown tone. Robyn Mowatt, Essence, 11 Mar. 2025 The relaxed, oversized fit is great for both layering and wearing on its as a shirt jacket with jeans or leather pants. Lane Nieset, Travel + Leisure, 13 Feb. 2025 To add visual interest to an outfit, instead mix textures: wear a cotton button down under a craggy wool sweater or pair a lightweight knit with a corduroy shirt jacket. Caroline Reilly, Robb Report, 5 Feb. 2025 Field, biker and shirt jackets abounded, the latter offered, for example, in a forest green quilted version that was particularly appealing. Luisa Zargani, WWD, 21 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for shirt jacket

Word History

First Known Use

1930, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of shirt jacket was in 1930

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“Shirt jacket.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shirt%20jacket. Accessed 23 Mar. 2025.

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