/ʃɜːt/

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Meaning

A piece of clothing for the top of the body, with sleeves and buttons.

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Word origin

From Old English scyrte, related to short, a garment for the upper body.

Origin
Old English
Root
scyrte

Grammar

Gender
Pluralshirts

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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This word is taught in chapter 15, lesson 1: shirt, introduce, necessary and 7 more words.