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T-shirt

also tee shirt (tē′shûrt′)
n.
A short-sleeved, pullover shirt with no collar.
[Perhaps from its being shaped like the letter T, when spread out.]
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

T-shirt

,

tee shirt

or

tee-shirt

n
(Clothing & Fashion) a lightweight simple garment for the upper body, usually short-sleeved
[so called because of its shape]
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

T-shirt

or tee shirt

(ˈtiˌʃɜrt)

n.
a lightweight, usu. knitted, pullover shirt, typically with short sleeves and a collarless round neckline, worn as an undershirt or outer garment.
Also called tee .
[1915–20, Amer.; alluding to its shape when spread out flat]
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.T-shirt - a close-fitting pullover shirtT-shirt - a close-fitting pullover shirt  
tee shirt, jersey
shirt - a garment worn on the upper half of the body
polo-neck, turtle, turtleneck - a sweater or jersey with a high close-fitting collar
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Translations

T-shirt

[ˈtiːʃɜːt] N → camiseta f de manga corta, playera f, remera f (Arg), polera f (Chile, Bol)
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

T-shirt

n → T-Shirt nt
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

T-shirt

[ˈtiːˌʃɜːt] n → maglietta
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

T-shirt

→ تي شيرت tričko T-shirt T-Shirt μπλουζάκι T-shirt camiseta T-paita t-shirt majica T-shirt Tシャツ 티셔츠 T-shirt T-skjorte koszulka bawełniana camiseta, t-shirt футболка t-shirt เสื้อยืด tişört áo phông T恤衫
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