dress shirt

noun
1.
a man's shirt worn for formal or semiformal evening dress, usually having French cuffs and a stiff or pleated front to be fastened with studs.
2.
a man's shirt, buttoning down the front and typically having long sleeves with barrel or French cuffs, and a soft or starched collar, worn with a necktie.
Compare sport shirt.


Origin:
1890–95

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dress shirt
 
n
a man's shirt, usually white, worn as part of formal evening dress, usually having a stiffened or decorative front

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Dress shirt is always a great word to know.
So is slumgullion. Does it mean:
a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc.
Example sentences
White or solid color long sleeve button cuff plain collar dress shirt.
Gentlemen are required to wear a dress shirt, a tie, a suit or sports coat and
  slacks.
In the muggy heat, he's rolled up the sleeves of his white dress shirt.
He is generally wearing a light colored baseball cap and a light colored long
  sleeve button down dress shirt.
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