Hypertext Webster Gateway: "shirt"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Shirt \Shirt\, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. {Shirted}; p. pr. & vb.
n. {Shirting}.]
To cover or clothe with a shirt, or as with a shirt.
--Dryden.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Shirt \Shirt\, n. [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 WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
shirt
n : a garment worn on the upper half of the body
v : put a shirt on
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