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sweatshirt

noun
/ˈswɛtʃəːt/

Etymology

From sweat + shirt.

  1. inherited from *skurtijǭ✻ — “a short garment, skirt, apron”
  2. inherited from *skurtijā✻
  3. inherited from sċyrte
  4. inherited from sherte
  5. compounded as sweatshirt — “sweat + shirt”

Definitions

  1. A loose shirt, usually made of a knit fleece, for athletic wear and now often used as…

    A loose shirt, usually made of a knit fleece, for athletic wear and now often used as casual apparel.

  2. A shirt worn against the skin, usually under other clothing, to absorb sweat.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA