shirt
- 01 A1 Beginner
n.a piece of clothing for the top half of your body, often with a collar and buttons.
n.a garment worn on the upper body, typically made of cotton or similar fabric and featuring a collar and sleeves.
Simple“He wore a clean white shirt and a tie for his job interview.”
In context“The tailor recommended a breathable linen shirt for the outdoor summer wedding to ensure the groom remained comfortable in the heat.”
- 02 B2 Upper Intermediate
n.a person on a team that wears shirts during a casual game.
n.a member of the team wearing jerseys or shirts in an informal 'shirts and skins' match.
Simple“The players split into two groups: the shirts and the skins.”
In context“Since we didn't have bibs for the football match, the captain decided that our side would be the shirts.”
Antonyms - 03 C2 Proficiency
v.to put a shirt on someone or something.
v.to clothe or cover with a shirt; often used figuratively or in literary contexts.
Simple“The mother carefully shirted her young son before the family photo.”
In context“The poet described the mountains as being shirted in a thick layer of morning mist.”
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From Middle English sherte, shurte, schirte, from Old English sċyrte (“a short garment; skirt; kirtle”), from Proto-West Germanic skurtijā, from Proto-Germanic skurtijǭ (“a short garment, skirt, apron”), from *skurtaz (“short”). Cognate with Saterland Frisian Schoarte (“apron”), Dutch schort (“apron”), German Schürze (“apron”), Danish skjorte (“shirt”), Norwegian skjorte (“shirt”), Swedish skjorta (“shirt”), Faroese skjúrta (“shirt”), Icelandic skyrta (“shirt”). Doublet of skirt via Old Norse; further related to short.
From Middle English sherten, shirten (also shorten), from the noun (see above).
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.