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Webster 1913 Edition

Shirt

Shirt

,
Noun.
[OE.
schirte
,
sherte
,
schurte
; akin to Icel.
skyrta
, Dan.
skiorte
, Sw.
skjorta
, Dan.
skiört
a petticoat, D.
schort
a petticoat, an argon, G.
schurz
,
schürze
, an argon; all probably from the root of E.
short
, as being originally a short garment. See
Short
, and cf.
Skirt
.]
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.

Shirt

,
Verb.
T.
&
I.
[
imp. & p. p.
Shirted
;
p. pr. & vb. n.
Shirting
.]
To cover or clothe with a shirt, or as with a shirt.
Dryden.

Webster 1828 Edition

Shirt

SHIRT

,
Noun.
shurt. [L. curtus.] A loose garment of linen, cotton or other material, worn by men and boys next the body.
It is folly for a nation to export beef and linen, while a great part of the peaple are obliged to subsist on potatoes, and have no shirts to wear. A.M.

SHIRT

,
Verb.
T.
shurt.
1. To cover or clothe, as with a shirt.
2. To change the shirt and put on a clean one.

Definition 2024

shirt

shirt

English

A shirt

Noun

shirt ‎(plural shirts)

  1. An article of clothing that is worn on the upper part of the body, and often has sleeves, either long or short, that cover the arms.
    • Addison
      Several persons in December had nothing over their shoulders but their shirts.
    • Bishop Fisher
      She had her shirts and girdles of hair.
    • 2012 April 9, Mandeep Sanghera, “Tottenham 1 - 2 Norwich”, in BBC Sport:
      Holt was furious referee Michael Oliver refused to then award him a penalty after Ledley King appeared to pull his shirt and his anger was compounded when Spurs immediately levelled.
  2. ("shirts and skins" games) a member of the shirt-wearing team.

Derived terms

Translations

article of clothing

Verb

shirt ‎(third-person singular simple present shirts, present participle shirting, simple past and past participle shirted)

  1. To cover or clothe with a shirt, or as if with a shirt.
    (Can we find and add a quotation of Dryden to this entry?)

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Etymology

From Middle English shurte, sherte, schirte, from Old English sċyrte ‎(“a short garment; skirt; kirtle”), from Proto-Germanic *skurtijǭ. Cognate with Dutch schort, German Schürze ‎(“apron”), Faroese skjúrta ‎(“shirt”). Skirt is a parallel formation from Old Norse; compare also short, from the same ultimate source.

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