shirt

English

/ʃɜːt/, /ʃɝt/

noun
Definitions
  • 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.
  • An interior lining in a blast furnace.
  • A member of the shirt-wearing team in a shirts and skins game.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English sherte inherited from Old English sċyrte (kirtle, a short garment, skirt) inherited from Proto-Germanic *skurtijǭ (apron, a short garment) root from Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker- (cut, turn, bend, cut off, curve, divide, wrinkle, scrape, sever, shorten, split, dry, jump, move, in the sense of an enclosure, shrink, swing, part, skimp).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*(s)ker-

Gloss

cut, turn, bend, cut off, curve, divide, wrinkle, scrape, sever, shorten, split, dry, jump, move, in the sense of an enclosure, shrink, swing, part, skimp

Concept
Semantic Field

Basic actions and technology

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Kanji

踊

Emoji
✂️ ✂️ 🎬️

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