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Webster 1913 Edition
Shirt
Shirt
,Noun.
[OE.
schirte
, sherte
, schurte
; akin to Icel. skyrta
, Dan. skiorte
, Sw. skjorta
, Dan. skiört
a petticoat, D. schort
a petticoat, an argon, G. schurz
, schürze
, 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.
Shirt
,Verb.
T.
& I.
[
imp. & p. p.
Shirted
; p. pr. & vb. n.
Shirting
.] To cover or clothe with a shirt, or as with a shirt.
Dryden.
Webster 1828 Edition
Shirt
SHIRT
,Noun.
It is folly for a nation to export beef and linen, while a great part of the peaple are obliged to subsist on potatoes, and have no shirts to wear. A.M.
SHIRT
,Verb.
T.
1. To cover or clothe, as with a shirt.
2. To change the shirt and put on a clean one.