Meaning & use

shirt

noun·Everyday

A garment worn on the upper body, typically with sleeves, a collar, and buttons down the front.

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He carefully ironed his best white shirt before the important job interview.

She spilled coffee on her shirt just minutes before the meeting started.

A note on using this word

The idiom 'keep your shirt on' means to stay calm, unrelated to the literal garment.

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