A shirt is a garment for the upper body, typically with sleeves and an opening for the head, worn as an outer layer or undergarment. Parameters: body cut (fitted, loose), sleeve length (sleeveless, short, long), neckline (crew, v-neck, collar), fabric type, fastening (button, pullover, zip). Persists via the clothing trade, fashion practice, and domestic sewing.
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shirt
A shirt is a garment for the upper body, typically with sleeves and an opening for the head, worn as an outer layer or undergarment. Parameters: body cut (fitted, loose), sleeve length (sleeveless, short, long), neckline (crew, v-neck, col…
Definition
Why it is in scope
a type of clothing
Names and aliases
- shirten · CANONICAL
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- cmrzdsg9h0052fb7l86pkm77bINSTANCE_OF →
shirt IS a specific kind of garment. 'a Y' test passes: one would call a shirt 'a garment'. Nearest kind.
- cmro5adi7040dd1nlkaptq0p7SERVES →
A shirt is designed and maintained FOR THE SAKE of providing clothing/covering. The servant (shirt) points at the master (clothing as its purpose).
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- Jul 18, 2026, 4:29 PM UTC
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