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Definition of Dress shirt
1. Noun. A man's white shirt (with a starch front) for evening wear (usually with a tuxedo).
Lexicographical Neighbors of Dress Shirt
Literary usage of Dress shirt
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Guide to Laundry-work: A Manual for Home and School by Mary Davoren Chambers (1915)
"This is probably because a yellow tint is not so apparent by artificial light —
where a dress shirt is generally worn — while a blue tint is often ..."
2. A Yankee in the Far East by George Hoyt Allen (1915)
"... and if we were, a dress-suit would be of secondary importance to me — anyway
I got aboard with only one dress shirt. After clearing from Bombay for Aden ..."
3. Handbook of American Indians North of Mexico V. 1/4 by Frederick Webb Hodge (2003)
"(Virginia.) Men and women: Cloak, waist garment, moccasins, sandals(?), breechcloth(V).
( Western..) Men: Robe, long dress-shirt, long leggings, moccasins, ..."
4. Hints for Camping and Walking: How to Camp Out by John Mead Gould (1877)
"In that case cut the holes low enough so that the dress-shirt will fold over the
top of the trousers, and give the appearance of hip-pantaloons. ..."
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