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Dress shirts

Scope note

Men's or boys' shirts buttoning down the front and typically having long sleeves with barrel or french cuffs, and a soft or starched collar. Those worn for formal or semiformal wear usually have a stiff or pleated front fastened with studs.

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

3000209884

Broader Terms used

shirts

Term used for

shirt, dress
shirts, dress

Equivalent Terms used

dress shirt

Created

13yrs ago

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