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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.

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  1. n. 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.
  2. v. t. & i. To cover or clothe with a shirt, or as with a shirt.
  3. n. a garment worn on the upper half of the body
  4. v. put a shirt on
  5. A loose garment">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. To cover or clothe with a shirt, or as with a shirt. Dryden.
  6. A loose under-garment for the upper part of the body, made ofcotton, linen, or other material; -- formerly used of the under-garment of either sex, now commonly restricted to that worn by menand boys.Several persons in December had nothing over their shoulders buttheir shirts. Addison.She had her shirts and girdles of hair. Bp. Fisher.
  7. n:100 n. a garment worn on the upper half of the body v. put a shirt on