undershirt

[uhn-der-shurt]

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.

undershirt

/ ˈʌndəˌʃɜːt /

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of undershirt¹

First recorded in 1640–50; under- + shirt

Example Sentences

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

From Los Angeles Times

There is no drug that could equal the intoxicating power in the cling of a white undershirt or the angle of a throat straining for a kiss.

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Sweat glistened on his head and pooled on his undershirt.

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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.

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Usher, it appears, was well aware of his undershirt and bodice-ripping stage presence.

From Los Angeles Times

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