Meanings
nounWinchester shirt (plural Winchester shirts)
plural Winchester shirts
- A button-up dress shirt with a colored body, a white collar, and usually white cuffs.
Origin
Named after Oliver Fisher Winchester (November 30, 1810 – December 10, 1880), the 52nd Lieutenant Governor of Connecticut.
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APA
Winchester shirt. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Winchester%20shirt
MLA
“Winchester shirt.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Winchester%20shirt. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Winchester shirt,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Winchester%20shirt.
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