Crimean shirt

noun

A wide, flannel, buttonless long-sleeved shirt with collar and V-neck formerly worn by labourers.

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Meanings

nounCrimean shirt (plural Crimean shirts)

plural Crimean shirts

  1. A wide, flannel, buttonless long-sleeved shirt with collar and V-neck formerly worn by labourers.

Origin

So named as this style of shirt was used in the Crimean War (1853-1856).

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APA

Crimean shirt. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Crimean%20shirt

MLA

“Crimean shirt.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Crimean%20shirt. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Crimean shirt,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Crimean%20shirt.

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