tee shirt

Variant of T-shirt.

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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

tee shirt - a close-fitting pullover shirt

T-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

camiseta

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The bullet tore through my jacket, through the pocket, and through my tee shirt, leaving two small holes in it about an inch apart.

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I was cruising through stores a few weekends ago and ended up in a small shop that specializes in selling tee shirts. We've all been in a tee shirt store; we venture into them on board walks while on vacation or while visiting new towns, our eyes and minds engaged while reading all of the catchy phrases that decorate colorful tee shirts.

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The first step for me was to gather the facts--specifically, what image had been infringed upon, where they find the tee shirt, and did they have a copy of the actual tee shirt or had she just heard about it, as is often the case from a third party.

Copyright registration proves decisive in artist's infringement lawsuit victory: an artist whose work was illegally reproduced on tee shirts finds success going after the manufacturer. (news)

Why is it T-shirt and not tee shirt? (The shape of the shirt when spread out.) Why is it tee ball and not T-ball?

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