dress shirt
noun
: a shirt especially for wear with evening attire
broadly
: a shirt with buttons, cuffs, and a collar that is suitable for wear with a necktie
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Comey, in a blue suit and light blue dress shirt, was represented by Patrick Fitzgerald and Jessica Carmichael.
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Jacob Rosen, CBS News, 29 Apr. 2026
For his look, Scott opted for a grey suit jacket, button-up dress shirt, and matching slacks.
—Charmaine Patterson, PEOPLE, 28 Apr. 2026
Give the duo a runway feel by tying a coordinating scarf around your neck—or even wearing your favorite dress shirt backward.
—Kelsey Stiegman, Glamour, 27 Apr. 2026
Two of our esteemed gubernatorial candidates, the cowboy and the dilettante, apparently could not find ties for the first debate Wednesday night, showing up with dress shirts casually unbuttoned.
—Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2026
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Jacob Rosen, CBS News, 29 Apr. 2026
For his look, Scott opted for a grey suit jacket, button-up dress shirt, and matching slacks.
—Charmaine Patterson, PEOPLE, 28 Apr. 2026
Give the duo a runway feel by tying a coordinating scarf around your neck—or even wearing your favorite dress shirt backward.
—Kelsey Stiegman, Glamour, 27 Apr. 2026
Two of our esteemed gubernatorial candidates, the cowboy and the dilettante, apparently could not find ties for the first debate Wednesday night, showing up with dress shirts casually unbuttoned.
—Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2026
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“Dress shirt.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dress%20shirt. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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