T-shirt

also tee shirt (tē′shûrt′)

A short-sleeved, pullover shirt with no collar.

[Perhaps from its being shaped like the letter T, when spread out.]

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T-shirt

tee shirt

tee-shirt

(Clothing & Fashion) a lightweight simple garment for the upper body, usually short-sleeved

[so called because of its shape]

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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]

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun

T-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

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

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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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Jo Bedu launched its second T-shirt competition entitled "Brand Attack", the winner will be announced on August 29 at 9:00 pm at JARA.

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Australian IT-expert Allen Jasson has threatened to take legal action against Qantas Airways after he was denied access to a flight operated by the carrier from Melbourne Airport to London, United Kingdom due to his t-shirt.

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This is a story about one T-shirt that caused two rows.

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Show the world your commitment to an organic lifestyle while encouraging others to be more aware about the foods they eat by wearing a provocative t-shirt from Ingreedients.

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Takes off the coat and sweater, puts on a T-shirt, then adds the other layers plus a sweatshirt.

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Instead, at the Russian River Resort's wet T-shirt contest, a cross section of the most ordinary ladies watched as the buoyant-breasted allowed viewers to dump buckets of water on them for $1 or hurl them into the pool for $20.

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The construction features that make Soffe tops in T-shirts are available in an 85% polyester/15% cotton Dri-release[R] T-shirt (M805)!

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Cut out a rectangle of plastic sheeting for the front of your T-shirt. About 15 cm x 19 cm is a good size.

Picture pocket T-shirts.