dress shirt

noun

: a man's shirt especially for wear with evening dress
broadly : a shirt suitable for wear with a necktie

Examples of dress shirt in a Sentence

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Inside, there is a special garment bag to keep suits and dress shirts free from wrinkles. Ramsey Qubein, Forbes.com, 3 June 2025 Her look—by Haider Ackermann for Tom Ford—was styled by Bradley Kenneth, and included a cropped black tuxedo jacket, dress shirt, and trousers. Christian Allaire, Vogue, 7 May 2025 The retailer has slashed prices on many of these styles during its epic Memorial Day sale, so keep reading for our favorite Amazon Memorial Day sale deals on wrinkle-free dress shirts, athleisure, summer dresses, and more, with prices starting at just $6. Genevieve Cepeda, Travel + Leisure, 23 May 2025 Centric will take on oversight of the sportswear, activewear, kids’ apparel, dress shirts, workwear and performance golf categories, Authentic said. Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 20 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for dress shirt

Word History

First Known Use

1849, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of dress shirt was in 1849

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“Dress shirt.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dress%20shirt. Accessed 13 Jun. 2025.

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