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| Black Shirt |
a member of a fascist military organization, esp. the former Italian one, whose uniform includes a black shirt. |
| bodysuit |
a snug, one-piece garment, with or without sleeves, that covers the torso and serves as a shirt. |
| cuff1 |
a folded over and usu. sewn piece of material at the end of a shirt sleeve or pants leg, serving as trimming. [1/4 definitions] |
| dashiki |
a loose, often brightly-colored tunic or pullover shirt of African origin. |
| dickey |
an insert worn, as under a jacket or the like, to simulate a shirt front. [1/5 definitions] |
| French cuff |
a wide cuff on the sleeve of a shirt or blouse that is folded back and fastened with a cuff link. |
| garter |
a circular elastic band used to hold up a stocking or shirt sleeve. [1/3 definitions] |
| hair shirt |
a coarse haircloth shirt or shift worn next to the skin as penance. |
| jabot |
a decorative ruffle on the front of a blouse or shirt that hangs down from the neck, formerly worn by men and now worn mostly by women. |
| jersey |
a pullover knitted shirt, as is often worn by athletes. [1/3 definitions] |
| jumper2 |
a sleeveless dress worn over a shirt or blouse. [1/4 definitions] |
| necktie |
a strip of fabric worn around the neck, usu. by men, under the collar of a shirt and knotted at the throat. |
| nightshirt |
a long loose shirt worn in bed. |
| overdress |
a dress worn over another shirt or dress; jumper; pinafore. [1/2 definitions] |
| pinafore |
(chiefly British) a sleeveless dress worn over a blouse or shirt; jumper. [1/2 definitions] |
| plastron |
the decorative front of a shirt or garment, such as a man's formal dress shirt or the trimming on a woman's bodice. [1/3 definitions] |
| polo shirt |
a pullover sport shirt of knitted cotton or a cotton blend, usu. having a soft collar and a button placket. |
| rabat |
a plain, black, false shirt front worn with a clerical collar by some clergymen. |
| shirtless |
combined form of shirt. |
| shirttail |
the portion of a shirt below the waistline, esp. in the back. [1/2 definitions] |
| shirtwaist |
a dress or blouse for a woman, resembling a man's tailored shirt with a collar and front opening. |
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