polo shirt

noun

: a close-fitting pullover often knit shirt with short or long sleeves and turnover collar or banded neck

Examples of polo shirt in a Sentence

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Clad in a black polo shirt, emblazoned with the Blue Origin logo, Bezos appeared both affable and anxious on the eve of what is the biggest moment yet for this rocket company. Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 13 Jan. 2025 To fuse this trend into your wardrobe try out J. Crew’s cashmere blend polo shirt in red. Robyn Mowatt, Essence, 8 Jan. 2025 Romeo wore a cropped polo shirt and low-rise cargo pants on the runway. Julia Teti, WWD, 1 Oct. 2024 Boat shoes This trend can be traced back to Miuccia Prada, who included boat shoes in her collection for Miu Miu last spring-summer 2024 by mixing the footwear with polo shirts for the purest form of preppy style. Mayte Salido, Glamour, 22 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for polo shirt 

Word History

First Known Use

1887, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of polo shirt was in 1887

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“Polo shirt.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/polo%20shirt. Accessed 11 Feb. 2025.

Kids Definition

polo shirt

noun
: a close-fitting pullover shirt of knitted fabric
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