shirt

Meaning

Noun

1. An article of clothing that is worn on the upper part of the body, and often has sleeves, either long or short, that cover the arms.
2. An interior lining in a blast furnace.
3. A member of the shirt-wearing team in a shirts and skins game.

Verb

To cover or clothe with a shirt, or as if with a shirt.

Synonyms

blouse

jacket

dress

👗

vest

coat

🧥

dress shirt

clothes

undershirt

singlet

T-shirt

cloth

chemise

boubou

skirt

garment

inner garment

jersey

🇯🇪

sports

yardage

shirtwaister

t-shirt

business shirt

dress-shirt

upper-body clothes

sleeveless undershirt

long gown

knitted shirt

blast furnace lining

T-Shirt

camisole

cardigan

clothing

folder

gown

Jersey

🇯🇪

parka

pullover

robe

sack

shawl

shimmy

shirtwaist

sweater

torso

trousers

waistcoat

Translations

chemise

👕

Hemd

👕

camisa

👕

camicia

👕

camisa

👕

overhemd

👕

hemd

👕

camisa

👕

πουκάμισο

gömlek

👕

قميص

maillot

shirt

boubou

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ʃɜːt/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: sherte

Inherited from Old English: sċyrte

Cognate with Saterland Frisian: Schoarte

Cognate with Dutch: schort

Cognate with German: Schürze

Cognate with Danish: skjorte

Cognate with Norwegian: skjorte

Cognate with Swedish: skjorta

Cognate with Faroese: skjúrta

Cognate with Icelandic: skyrta

Cognate with English: skirt

Inherited from Middle English: sherten

In summary

From Middle English sherte, shurte, schirte, from Old English sċyrte (“a short garment; skirt; kirtle”), from Proto-West Germanic *skurtijā, from Proto-Germanic *skurtijǭ (“a short garment, skirt, apron”), from *skurtaz (“short”).
Cognate with Saterland Frisian Schoarte (“apron”), Dutch schort (“apron”), German Schürze (“apron”), Danish skjorte (“shirt”), Norwegian skjorte (“shirt”), Swedish skjorta (“shirt”), Faroese skjúrta (“shirt”), Icelandic skyrta (“shirt”).
Doublet of skirt via Old Norse; further related to short.

Sentences

A man in a white shirt smokes while giving instruction .