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

Recent Examples on the Web To further gamify the experience, Visit Myrtle Beach also allows putters to check in to each location on the Myrtle Beach Mini Golf digital pass, where points can be earned and redeemed for prizes, ranging from stickers and hats to water bottles and T-shirts. Rachel Chang, Travel + Leisure, 22 May 2024 Michaels In April, arts-and-crafts retailer Michaels announced broad price cuts of up to 40% on more than 5,000 items, from paints and markers to T-shirts. Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 21 May 2024 Her recent trademark filing indicates Crockett plans to use the phrase for clothing, including hats, hoodies, socks, and T-shirts, as well as political consultancy. Savannah Kuchar, USA TODAY, 20 May 2024 Shealy sells skunk ape ball caps, camouflage T-shirts and bumper stickers in the curio shop run by his brother, Jack, at the pair’s dusty, sprawling campground in Ochopee on the Tamiami Trail. Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 20 May 2024 Other than colorful tracksuits in green, blue, and red colorways, the collection also includes running shorts in a check pattern, a light ribbed tank top with a co-logo at the chest in green and white, and T-shirts with the three stripes motif. Kerane Marcellus, Essence, 20 May 2024 Style them with a white button down for an easy office look or a T-shirt and cardigan for a more casual day out. Euna Park, Southern Living, 19 May 2024 Decked out in Chiefs gear and the occasional Eras Tour T-shirt, fans sweated out the humid May night. Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 19 May 2024 Participants get a colorful T-shirt, finisher's medal, bib number, candy packet, free race photos. Luann Gibbs, The Enquirer, 19 May 2024

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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 28 May. 2024.

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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