/ʃɜːt/
Translation
A piece of clothing for the top of the body, with sleeves and buttons.
Word origin
From Old English scyrte, related to short, a garment for the upper body.
- Origin
- Old English
- Root
- scyrte
Grammar
Examples
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"Shirt" is the clothing for the top of the body.
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"Shirts" is the plural, meaning more than one shirt.
sleeves.
Here "shirt" is the piece of clothing she is wearing.
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