dress shirt
noun
: a shirt especially for wear with evening attire
broadly
: a shirt with buttons, cuffs, and a collar that is suitable for wear with a necktie
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The cranberry-colored outfit includes dress shirt, matching dress shoes and socks, and accessories that reflect the actor’s red-carpet style, Tussauds officials say.
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Dewayne Bevil, The Orlando Sentinel, 2 Apr. 2026
The head coach entered his team's locker room pantless, wearing a towel on his lower half and his dress shirt from the game.
—Matthew Couden, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Mar. 2026
Jung wore a blazer, dress shirt and jeans.
—Hannah Kirby, jsonline.com, 17 Mar. 2026
Lighter fabrics like dress shirts, blouses and slacks respond especially well to this technique.
—Kansas City Star, 5 Mar. 2026
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Dewayne Bevil, The Orlando Sentinel, 2 Apr. 2026
The head coach entered his team's locker room pantless, wearing a towel on his lower half and his dress shirt from the game.
—Matthew Couden, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Mar. 2026
Jung wore a blazer, dress shirt and jeans.
—Hannah Kirby, jsonline.com, 17 Mar. 2026
Lighter fabrics like dress shirts, blouses and slacks respond especially well to this technique.
—Kansas City Star, 5 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for dress shirt
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“Dress shirt.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dress%20shirt. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.
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