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noun
Idioms 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.
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Shirt
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Origin:
before 1150; Middle English schirte, Old English scyrte; cognate with German Schürze, Dutch schort apron, Old Norse skyrta skirt
before 1150; Middle English schirte, Old English scyrte; cognate with German Schürze, Dutch schort apron, Old Norse skyrta skirt
Related forms
shirt·less, adjective
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| —n | |
| 1. | a garment worn on the upper part of the body, esp by men, usually of light material and typically having a collar and sleeves and buttoning up the front |
| 2. | nightshirt short for undershirt |
| 3. | informal keep your shirt on refrain from losing your temper (often used as an exhortation to another) |
| 4. | informal put one's shirt on to bet all one has on (a horse, etc) |
| 5. | informal lose one's shirt on to lose all one has on (a horse, etc) |
| [Old English scyrte; related to Old English sceort | |
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Word Origin & History
shirt
O.E. scyrte "skirt, tunic," from P.Gmc. *skurtijon "a short garment" (cf. O.N. skyrta, Swed. skjorta "skirt, kirtle;" M.Du. scorte, Du. schort "apron;" M.H.G. schurz, Ger. Schurz "apron"), from the same source as O.E. scort, sceort (see short). Formerly of garments worn by
both sexes, but long in modern use only for men; in ref. to women's tops, reintroduced 1896. Shirt-sleeve in ref. to "without a coat" first recorded 1566. Bloody shirt, exposed as a symbol of outrage, is attested from 1586. To give (someone) the shirt off one's back is from 1771. To lose one's shirt "suffer total financial loss" is from 1935. To keep one's shirt on "be patient" (1904) is from the notion of stripping down for a fight.
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American Heritage
Idioms & Phrases
shirt
see give the shirt off one's back; hair shirt; keep one's shirt on; lose one's shirt; stuffed shirt.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright © 1997. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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Encyclopedia Britannica
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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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Example sentences
Two generations ago a standard uniform identified engineers: white shirt, narrow tie, pocket protector and slide rule.
One more tip: sometimes you need to get wrinkles out of a shirt and you don't have the time to get it dry-cleaned.
There were a few round spots of blood on his shirt cuff.
Many restaurants are casual, requiring only slacks and a dress shirt.
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