undershirt

American  

[uhn-der-shurt] / ˈʌn dərˌʃɜrt /

noun

1. a collarless, usually pullover undergarment for the torso, usually of cotton and either sleeveless and low-cut or with sleeves, worn chiefly by men and children.

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undershirt British  

/ ˈʌndəˌʃɜːt /

noun

1. Brit name: vest.  an undergarment worn under a blouse or shirt

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Etymology

Origin of undershirt

First recorded in 1640–50; under- + shirt

Example Sentences

Nobody is in the back, either, where undershirts flap on a clothing line and a garden bed, dirt and weeds in November, sits waiting to be readied for spring.

From Literature

Then I caught a whiff of one of my undershirts, damp and stained yellow from sweat, and I began to cough.

From Literature

“An hour before the ceremony, the bridegroom swaggers in in his white undershirt,” Weiss writes.

From Los Angeles Times

Sweat glistened on his head and pooled on his undershirt.

From Los Angeles Times

By the time I was 14, I had found Ani DiFranco and other queer kids, stopped shaving my armpits and legs and had begun wearing overalls and men’s undershirts.

From Los Angeles Times

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