dress shirt

Noun

dress shirt (plural dress shirts)

1. (US) A collared shirt with buttons worn as part of a formal, business or business casual outfit.

   Synonyms:

   button-down, button-up, polo, work shirt

2. (UK) A formal, eveningwear shirt with buttons, often worn as part of a black tie or white tie dress code.
   • First off, you certainly wouldn’t want to rock up to work sporting a dress shirt. Not unless you’re the Queen’s butler or one of those gents who holds the doors open at posh department stores. No, a dress shirt is to be worn exclusively as part of a black-tie outfit, most commonly a tuxedo.2024 July 30, “The Complete Guide To Men’s Dress Shirts”, in FashionBeans

   Synonyms:

   evening shirt, tuxedo shirt