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polo shirt

Syllables: po·lo shirtUK/ˈpəʊləʊ ˌʃɜːt//ˈpoʊloʊ ˌʃɝt/

polo shirt noun: a casual, usually short-sleeved, shirt with a protruding collar and a small number of buttons extending a short distance below the collar (and not all the way down the front of the shirt).

Noun

polo shirt (plural polo shirts)

  1. A casual, usually short-sleeved, shirt with a protruding collar and a small number of buttons extending a short distance below the collar (and not all the way down the front of the shirt).
    • […] the necessity for yet another place at which to buy a polo shirt or a pair of flip-flops may not be apparent to the town's residents […]2004 August 30, The New Yorker, page 38

polo shirt meaning in Indonesian

polo shirt in Indonesian

casual, usually short-sleeved, shirt with a protruding collar
kaus polo

Synonyms of polo shirt

Forms of polo shirt

pluralpolo shirts

Origin of polo shirt

From polo + shirt; so called because they were initially modeled on the type of shirt worn from the 1920s by polo players.

Questions about polo shirt

What does polo shirt mean?
Polo shirt means a casual, usually short-sleeved, shirt with a protruding collar and a small number of buttons extending a short distance below the collar (and not all the way down the front of the shirt).
What is polo shirt in Indonesian?
Polo shirt in Indonesian is kaus polo. See Polo shirt meaning in Indonesian.
What part of speech is polo shirt?
Polo shirt is a noun.
How do you pronounce polo shirt?
Polo shirt is pronounced /ˈpəʊləʊ ˌʃɜːt/ (UK).
What is the plural of polo shirt?
The plural of polo shirt is polo shirts.

Words near polo shirt in the dictionary

  1. polo neck sweaters
  2. polo necks
  3. polo player
  4. polo ponies
  5. polo pony
  6. polo shirt
  7. polo shirts
  8. polo stick
  9. polo sticks
  10. polo-neck
  11. polo-necked

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