Definition of Shirt

n.1.A loose under-garment for the upper part of the body, made of cotton, linen, or other material; - formerly used of the under-garment of either sex, now commonly restricted to that worn by men and boys.
Several persons in December had nothing over their shoulders but their shirts.
- Addison.
She had her shirts and girdles of hair.
- Bp. Fisher.
v. t. & i.1.To cover or clothe with a shirt, or as with a shirt.
[imp. & p. p. Shirted; p. pr. & vb. n. Shirting.]


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