work-shirt
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2.8
- noun
:
camisa de trabajo
- John follows a path through a big silent wood, the low sun flaring and catching his white work shirt.
- a blue work shirt
- a denim work shirt
- a khaki work shirt
Examples
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She chose a heavy cotton work-shirt that would withstand the wear from long hours in the garden.
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The OT rolls up the sleeves of his blue work shirt to reveal muscular young forearms.
Fiction book (2002) -
This is your work shirt.
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NICK: Sarah, where are the rest of my work shirts?
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Now he wore jeans and an old blue work shirt, and I could see the dark hair at his neck.
Fiction book (1991) -
John settles in, takes off his work shirt.
Fiction book (2000) -
A bald man in a blue work shirt and tan work pants came whistling out the front door.
Fiction book (1996) -
Hogan stood there glowering at them, dressed in his usual work shirt and pants.
Fiction book (1995) -
My father-in-law dressed like a contractor: khaki pants, plaid work shirt, work boots, etc.
Blog text (4) -
His face was a big, ruddy square, his sunburn extending into the V of his open-collared denim work shirt.
Fiction book (2001)
Synonyms
11
1.6
Clothes you wear for hard, dirty jobs that protect you and last a long time
1
3.7
Clothes that are strong and useful for physical jobs like construction
Clothes you wear to do physical work that are strong and protect you
Clothes people wear to protect them during physical work
Clothes you wear for hard jobs that protect you and are strong
Antonyms
How Durable
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Work-shirt is a simple compound made from work ('doing a job') and shirt ('a top you wear on the upper body'), so it literally means a strong, practical shirt made to wear while doing physical work.