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Pronunciation : Shirt
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [OE. schirte, sherte, schurte; akin to Icel. skyrta, Dan. skiorte, Sw. skjorta, Dan. ski?rt a petticoat, D. schort a petticoat, an argon, G. schurz, sch?rze, an argon; all probably from the root of E. short, as being originally a short garment. See Short,
Definition : Defn: A loose under-garment for the upper part of the body, made of cotton, linen, or other material; -- formerly used of the under- garment of either sex, now commonly restricted to that worn by men and boys. Several persons in December had nothing over their shoulders but their shirts. Addison. She had her shirts and girdles of hair. Bp. Fisher.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : Shirt
Part of Speech : v.
Definition : Defn: To cover or clothe with a shirt, or as with a shirt. Dryden.

t. & i. [imp. & p. p. Shirted; p. pr. & vb. n. Shirting.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

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