polo shirt

noun

: a close-fitting pullover often knit shirt with short or long sleeves and turnover collar or banded neck

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Footwear has a central display, along with the polo shirt—the iconic apparel piece invented by Rene Lacoste—celebrated with a Polo Wall. Tim Newcomb, Forbes.com, 10 Apr. 2025 This year’s gnome dons a polo shirt highlighting the famous Masters peach ice cream sandwich, including one ready-to-eat sandwich in his left hand. Larry Holder, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2025 Williams put his own twist on the Americana aesthetic by styling his wardrobe of white, black, light wash and dark wash bootcut jeans with everything from leather fringe moto jackets, classic zip-up knits and preppy polo shirts to cropped double-breasted blazers, rodeo jackets and cowboy hats. Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 17 Dec. 2024 The singer was spotted in London on March 28 wearing a cotton candy colored polo shirt, its collar upturned around his neck. Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 28 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for polo shirt

Word History

First Known Use

1887, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of polo shirt was in 1887

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“Polo shirt.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/polo%20shirt. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.

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polo shirt

noun
: a close-fitting pullover shirt of knitted fabric
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