a garment worn on the upper half of the body
"I can't find my white shirt anywhere, so I'll have to wear my sweater instead."
An article of clothing that is worn on the upper part of the body, and often has sleeves, either long or short, that cover the arms.
"He slipped his favorite blue shirt over his head before heading out the door."
In plain English: A shirt is a piece of clothing that covers your upper body and usually has sleeves and a collar.
"He put on his white shirt before leaving for work."
put a shirt on
"After pulling his jeans up, he quickly pulled his shirt on before heading out the door."
To cover or clothe with a shirt, or as if with a shirt.
"After washing his clothes in bulk, I spent an hour manually putting each clean garment on its corresponding hanger to get them ready for the next day."
"The dog began to shirt when he smelled the food."
Usage: Use this verb when describing someone dressing another person in a shirt rather than putting on one themselves. It is often found in formal contexts like historical accounts of soldiers being equipped for battle.
The word "shirt" comes from Old English sċyrte, which originally meant a short garment or skirt. It entered Middle English as sherte and evolved from the Proto-Germanic root meaning "short."