Words at Play : Top 10 Authorisms
Definition:
: a collarless short-sleeved or sleeveless usually cotton undershirt
About the Word:
The name of this garment certainly comes from its T shape and was not introduced in the United States until World War I when they were modeled on similar garments worn by European soldiers. The first citation of the term is by F. Scott Fitzgerald in 1920 in This Side of Paradise: "Amory, provided with 'six suits summer underwear ... one sweater or T shirt,' set out for New England, the land of schools."
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