Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A short-sleeved, pullover shirt with no collar.
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- noun A lightweight
shirt without buttons, with short sleeves and nocollar . Often made of cotton and frequently bears a picture or slogan.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a close-fitting pullover shirt
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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And in terms of function, there's little difference between a designer-label T-shirt costing several hundred dollars and a $20 version from the Gap; it won't wick your sweat away any better or keep you any drier.
Why do $500 T-shirts cost so much? By Jason Chow 2011
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"This guy turned up at our Paris air show in jeans and a T-shirt, which is a bit of a first for us," says Bob Horner, head of worldwide sales for Bombardier, the maker of Learjet.
The Jet Set Stacy Meichtry 2012
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Sitting side by side on the smelly seat, I noticed he was wearing a Space Gizmoid T-shirt, which is probably the best video game in the history of forever.
Milo Alan Silberberg 2010
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Sitting side by side on the smelly seat, I noticed he was wearing a Space Gizmoid T-shirt, which is probably the best video game in the history of forever.
Milo Alan Silberberg 2010
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As I pass by, I feel her hand on my waist, tugging down my T-shirt, which is riding up in the back.
My Sister’s Keeper Jodi Picoult 2004
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“First,” I said, “we have one hand-painted T-shirt, which is an original work of art done by Mrs. Bella Dubinsky.
The View from Saturday E. L. Konigsburg 1996
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The T part of T-shirt is no less suited to global rebels, those with or without a cause.
The English Is Coming! Leslie Dunton-Downer 2010
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Of course, the T in T-shirt makes no strict reference to the alphabetic revolution, but it nevertheless remains a direct descendant of the Phoenician breakthrough in writing.
The English Is Coming! Leslie Dunton-Downer 2010
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By 1920 the noun T-shirt denoted a collar-free, short-sleeved, cotton undergarment that replicated the letter T when laid out neat and flat.
The English Is Coming! Leslie Dunton-Downer 2010
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From there, the unbroken chain of the Western tradition of liberal education is directly traceable to its apex: spring break, and the wet T-shirt contest.
The English Is Coming! Leslie Dunton-Downer 2010
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