[shurt] 
| 1. | a long- or short-sleeved garment for the upper part of the body, usually lightweight and having a collar and a front opening. |
| 2. | an undergarment of cotton, or other material, for the upper part of the body. |
| 3. | a shirtwaist. |
| 4. | a nightshirt. |
| 5. | in one's shirt sleeves, without a coat: It was so hot that they worked in their shirt sleeves. Also, in one's shirt-sleeves. |
| 6. | keep one's shirt on, Informal. to refrain from becoming angry or impatient; remain calm: Tell him to keep his shirt on until we're ready. |
| 7. | lose one's shirt, Informal. to lose all that one possesses; suffer a severe financial reverse: He lost his shirt in the stock market. |
| shirt (shûrt) n.
[Middle English shirte, from Old English scyrte, short garment; see sker-1 in Indo-European roots.] |
shirt
see give the shirt off one's back; hair shirt; keep one's shirt on; lose one's shirt; stuffed shirt.
shirt
any of a variety of cloth garments having sleeves and worn on the upper part of the body, often under a coat, jacket, or other garment. Shirts were worn as early as the 18th dynasty of ancient Egypt; they were made of a rectangular piece of linen, folded and sewn up the sides, with openings left for the arms and a hole cut at the fold for the head. There are also shirts preserved from ancient Egypt that have long, tight sleeves sewn into the armholes.
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