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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Shirt \Shirt\, noun [OE. schirte, sherte, schurte; akin to Icel. skyrta, Dan. skiorte, Sw. skjorta, Dan. ski["o]rt a petticoat, D. schort a petticoat, an argon, G. schurz, sch["u]rze, an argon; all probably from the root of E. short, as being originally a short garment. See {Short}, and cf. {Skirt}.] 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.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Shirt \Shirt\, verb (used with an object) & i. [imp. & p. p. {Shirted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Shirting}.] To cover or clothe with a shirt, or as with a shirt. --Dryden.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
shirt
noun: a garment worn on the upper half of the body
verb: put a shirt on
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
25 Moby Thesaurus words for "shirt": O, basque, blouse, bodice, body shirt, body suit, coat shirt, corsage, dickey, doublet, dress shirt, evening shirt, gipon, habit shirt, hair shirt, halter, hickory shirt, jupe, linen, polo shirt, pullover, shift, tank top, top, waist
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