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A shirt is a piece of clothing for the trunk of the body. more...

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In the UK, it refers most often to what Americans call a dress shirt or tailored shirt, i.e., a garment with a collar, cuffs, and a full vertical opening with buttons. In the U.S. it tends to have a vaguer meaning, being applied to many types of (mainly men's) tops, leaving the word "top" generally for ladieswear.

Some common types or synonyms of shirts and tops:

T-shirt — a casual shirt without a collar or buttons, usually short-sleeved.
tennis shirt — a v-neck shirt with a full collar; opening often closed with buttons or zipper. Short or long sleeve.
shirt or dress shirt — a shirt with collar and full vertical opening with buttons; left and right sides of this shirt meet with the placket front.
tank top — a sleeveless T-shirt.
- A-shirt, sometimes called a "wife beater" as an insult as an outer layer,
- construction shirt — essentially a sleeveless t-shirt with large armholes. Often worn by construction workers for increased movability.
- camisole — woman's undershirt with narrow straps, or a similar garment worn alone (often with bra). Also referred to as a cami, shelf top, spaghetti straps or strappy top.
- tunic — primitive shirt, distinguished by two-piece construction. Initially a men's garment, is normally seen in modern times being worn by women.
blouse — lady's shirt; the term is also used for some men's military uniform shirts.
nightshirt — often oversized, ruined or inexpensive light cloth undergarment shirt for sleeping.
sweatshirt — cotton or synthetic athletic shirt, with or without hood.
rugby shirt — typically a rugged long-sleeved polo shirt, of thick cotton or wool.
Hawaiian shirt — a colourful short-sleeve dress shirt. Actually called an Aloha shirt, but is often also called a "tropical shirt," hawaiian shirts are often not fitted and are woven from very light fabric.
guayabera — an embroidered dress shirt with four pockets.
golf shirt — same as polo shirt, typically embroidered with club or designer insignia; maybe be short or long-sleeved. Often worn with a sweater vest.
halfshirt — a high-hemmed t-shirt.
baseball shirt — usually distinguished by a three quarters sleeve, team insignia, and flat waistseam.
fishnet shirt, transparent, initially popular fashion item of the punk or goth subcultures. See e.g.

Tops which would generally not be called shirts:

tube top or boob tube — a shoulderless, sleeveless "tube" that wraps the torso (not reaching higher than the armpits, staying in place by elasticity or by a single strap that is attached to the front of the tube.
halter top — a shoulderless, sleeveless, backless garment for women. It is mechanically analogous to an apron with a string around the back of the neck and across the lower back holding it in place.
onesie or diaper shirt — a shirt for infants which includes a long tail that is wrapped between the legs and buttoned to the front of the shirt.

Other tops which are not generally referred to as shirts include vests, sweaters, jackets and coats.