shirting

noun

shirt·​ing ˈshər-tiŋ How to pronounce shirting (audio)
: fabric suitable for shirts

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Black velvet trousers were reconstituted a saucy cocktail dress, and striped poplin cotton shirting patched into a corseted dress. Erin Duxbury, WWD, 22 Feb. 2025 New talent: Menswear veteran Aaron Levine presented his first namesake collection of cool knitwear, great relaxed shirting, and some of the best pants around. Rhonda Richford, WWD, 27 Jan. 2025 This wouldn’t be an Olsen’s style guide without mention of button-down shirting. Cortne Bonilla, Vogue, 9 Dec. 2024 Think of blouses, sweaters, and other everyday shirting designed with a freshly poetic perspective. Cortne Bonilla, Vogue, 2 Oct. 2024 See All Example Sentences for shirting

Word History

First Known Use

1604, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of shirting was in 1604

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“Shirting.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shirting. Accessed 5 Mar. 2025.

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