habit shirt

noun

A thin muslin or lace undergarment worn by women on the neck and shoulders, under the dress.

Meanings

nounhabit shirt (plural habit shirts)

plural habit shirts

  1. historicalA thin muslin or lace undergarment worn by women on the neck and shoulders, under the dress.
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APA

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

MLA

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Chicago

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

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