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Hawaiian shirt

Hawaiian shirt noun: a collared, short-sleeved shirt of a style originating in Hawaii, typically having a brightly-colored Polynesian print.

hawaiian shirt: a collared, short-sleeved shirt of a style originating in Hawaii, typically having a...
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Noun

Hawaiian shirt (plural Hawaiian shirts)

  1. A collared, short-sleeved shirt of a style originating in Hawaii, typically having a brightly-colored Polynesian print.
    • A bartender in a straw hat was dispensing frozen tropical drinks that were as colorful as the bright flowers splashed across the fabric of his loud Hawaiian shirt.2005, Cynthia Baxter, Lead a Horse to Murder, Bantem Dell, →ISBN, page 127
    Synonyms:
    aloha shirt

Synonyms of Hawaiian shirt

Forms of Hawaiian shirt

pluralHawaiian shirts

Questions about Hawaiian shirt

What does Hawaiian shirt mean?
Hawaiian shirt means a collared, short-sleeved shirt of a style originating in Hawaii, typically having a brightly-colored Polynesian print.
What part of speech is Hawaiian shirt?
Hawaiian shirt is a noun.
What is the plural of Hawaiian shirt?
The plural of Hawaiian shirt is Hawaiian shirts.

Words near Hawaiian shirt in the dictionary

  1. Hawaiian pizzas
  2. Hawaiian roll
  3. Hawaiian rolls
  4. Hawaiian seahorse
  5. Hawaiian seahorses
  6. Hawaiian shirt
  7. Hawaiian shirts
  8. Hawaiian sling
  9. Hawaiian slings
  10. Hawaiian steak
  11. Hawaiian time

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