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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The collection features unisex T-shirts, hoodies and fleece bottoms available in sizes small through XXL. Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 21 Apr. 2025 Mbappe spent the second half cheering very expressively from his seat and signing T-shirts for the children. Guillermo Rai, New York Times, 21 Apr. 2025 Style it with a pleated midi skirt and ballet flats for an art museum day, or wear it over a fresh T-shirt with straight-leg jeans for a coffee run abroad. Rosie Marder, Travel + Leisure, 20 Apr. 2025 Throw them on with leggings for a quality sweat session, or wear them with jeans and a T-shirt while out and about. Averi Baudler, People.com, 19 Apr. 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 25 Apr. 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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