Black Shirt
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of Black Shirt
First recorded in 1920–25
Example Sentences
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“Johnno,” Babs calls, to a man in a black shirt who’s clearing off a just-vacated table.
From Literature
He tried to wipe it away with his sleeve, but he was too slow, and it dripped down onto his black shirt, joining a galaxy of white stains that looked like the night sky.
From Slate
Wearing leather trousers and a black shirt unbuttoned halfway down his chest, he launched into the angst-fuelled Back to Friends with a rock band, shrouded in dry ice, on a set modelled on a dingy club, looking every inch the moody indie messiah.
From BBC
Winkleman, who wore a white suit with matching headband and a black shirt for the occasion, was joined by family - including her mother, journalist Eve Pollard - at the royal residence.
From BBC
The missing man was wearing a white turban, black shorts, black shirt and a black vest.
From Los Angeles Times
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