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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Style Heirlome’s with a blue dress shirt, and a cozy shearing coat for warmth.
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Andrea Zendejas, Vogue, 1 Jan. 2026
Can dress shirts be washed with other clothing?
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, The Spruce, 31 Dec. 2025
Amazon is chock full of great deals on wrinkle-free dress shirts, sweaters, dresses, pants, skirts and more, starting at just $13.
—Mia Huelsbeck, PEOPLE, 19 Dec. 2025
Robinson arrived at the Provo courthouse Thursday with a heavy security presence and clad in a dress shirt, tie and slacks.
—Stepheny Price , Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 12 Dec. 2025
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Andrea Zendejas, Vogue, 1 Jan. 2026
Can dress shirts be washed with other clothing?
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, The Spruce, 31 Dec. 2025
Amazon is chock full of great deals on wrinkle-free dress shirts, sweaters, dresses, pants, skirts and more, starting at just $13.
—Mia Huelsbeck, PEOPLE, 19 Dec. 2025
Robinson arrived at the Provo courthouse Thursday with a heavy security presence and clad in a dress shirt, tie and slacks.
—Stepheny Price , Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 12 Dec. 2025
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 6 Jan. 2026.
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