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

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Again, they were clad in Dodgers hats, jerseys and T-shirts. Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 16 Mar. 2025 Invest in a quality white or black tank or T-shirt Stateside Rib Classic Tank $70 at Amazon $70 at Shopbop.com $70 at Shopstateside.us Is $70 expensive for a tank top? Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 15 Mar. 2025 These sheets will remind you of your favorite T-shirt and wrap you up in comfort and lightweight warmth. Nora Colomer, Fox News, 15 Mar. 2025 Party from sunrise to sundown at The Shamrock Crawl, which includes breakfast and a T-shirt. Moyo Adeolu, Axios, 13 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for T-shirt

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 22 Mar. 2025.

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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