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dress shirt en · NOUN

Meanings

  1. (US) A collared shirt with buttons worn as part of a formal, business or business casual outfit.
  2. (UK) A formal, eveningwear shirt with buttons, often worn as part of a black tie or white tie dress code.
    • First off, you certainly wouldn’t want to rock up to work sporting a dress shirt. Not unless you’re the Queen’s butler or one of those gents who holds the doors open at posh department stores. No, a dress shirt is to be worn exclusively as part of a black-tie outfit, most commonly a tuxedo. 2024 July 30, “The Complete Guide To Men’s Dress Shirts”, in FashionBeans:

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
dress shirts Number=Plur lexicographic
dress-shirt alternative lexicographic

Deriveds

dress-shirted

Hyponyms

blouse

Meronyms

placket · wing collar · pleat · ruffle · double cuff · bib

Synonyms

button-down · polo · tuxedo shirt · evening shirt · button-up · work shirt

Translations (21)

pt camisa social (collared shirt) · de Hemd (collared shirt) · fr chemise (collared shirt) · cmn 襯衫 /衬衫 (collared shirt) · da skjorte (collared shirt) · fi pukupaita (collared shirt) · id kemeja (collared shirt) · fi kauluspaita (collared shirt) · an camisa (collared shirt) · vec camixa (collared shirt) · ja ワイシャツ (collared shirt) · sv skjorta (collared shirt) · hy վերնաշապիկ (collared shirt) · ast camisa (collared shirt) · bg ри́за (collared shirt) · pl koszula frakowa (collared shirt) · vi sơ mi (collared shirt) · nl overhemd (collared shirt) · ko 와이셔츠 (collared shirt) · eo ĉemizo (collared shirt) · ru руба́шка (collared shirt)