Shirt - Parts of Shirt

Parts of Shirt

Many terms are used to describe and differentiate types of shirts (and upper-body garments in general) and their construction. The smallest differences may have significance to a cultural or occupational group. Recently, (late 20th century) it has become common to use tops to carry messages or advertising. Many of these distinctions apply to other upper-body garments, such as coats and sweaters.

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Famous quotes containing the words parts of, parts and/or shirt:

    “All are but parts of one stupendous whole,
    Whose body Nature is, and God the soul;”
    —Alexander Pope (1688–1744)

    “Three parts of him
    Is ours already, and the man entire
    Upon the next encounter yields him ours.”
    —William Shakespeare (1564–1616)

    “Each morning the day lies like a fresh shirt on our bed; this incomparably fine, incomparably tightly woven tissue of pure prediction fits us perfectly. The happiness of the next twenty-four hours depends on our ability, on waking, to pick it up.”
    —Walter Benjamin (1892–1940)