From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary EnglishT-shirtT-shirt, tee-shirt /ˈtiː ʃɜːt $ -ʃɜːrt/ ●●● S2 noun [countable] DCCa soft shirt with short sleeves and no collar She was wearing jeans and a T-shirt.
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T-shirt• When he swung the door open he found a young man in a World Cup T-shirt and brown suede shorts.• We went along with to investigate armed with a pile of Fun Fortnight T-shirts to see if the youngsters could make us laugh.• We just argued about it loudly and wore the T-shirts and big foam rubber fingers.• People on the streets wear T-shirts demanding his return.• Late last year five women wearing T-shirts were stoned in Dili's central market for dressing inappropriately and talking on mobile phones.• Zero is dressed in a plain white T-shirt and ill-fitting jeans rolled up about six inches.Origin T-shirt (1900-2000) Because it is shaped like the letter T 