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3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Shirt \Shirt\, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. {Shirted}; p. pr & vb n. {Shirting}.] To cover or clothe with a shirt, or as with a shirt. --Dryden. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Shirt \Shirt\, n. [OE. schirte sherte, schurte akin to Icel. skyrta Dan. skiorte Sw skjorta Dan. ski["o]rt a petticoat, D. schort a petticoat, an argon, G. schurz, sch["u]rze, an argon; all probably from the root of E. short, as being originally a short garment. See {Short}, and cf {Skirt}.] A loose under-garment for the upper part of the body, made of cotton, linen, or other material; -- formerly used of the under-garment of either sex, now commonly restricted to that worn by men and boys. Several persons in December had nothing over their shoulders but their shirts. --Addison. She had her shirts and girdles of hair. --Bp. Fisher. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: shirt n : a garment worn on the upper part of the body v : put a shirt on
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