Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A collarless knit shirt with long or short sleeves and buttons extending partway down the front.
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- noun A type of
knit shirt with a frontplacket but nocollar
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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In the category and occasional series of Things That Actually Work As Advertised, at tanaise's urging, and due to a really good sale, I ordered myself a cotton henley from Lands 'End. It came yesterday, I am wearing it, and it is awfully nice.
the mystery flourishes best in times of acute anxiety and depression tanaise 2009
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Instead of the bad wigs or skimpy dresses that his characters are known for, Mr. Linzy looked positively demure in a beige henley T-shirt and sneakers.
Performance Artist Kalup Linzy And The Art Of Being A Character The Huffington Post News Editors 2011
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Rapha A cyclist wears a Rapha + Paul Smith short-sleeve henley £70 There's a new term being bandied about in amateur sporting circles: psychotic cyclist.
When Just Any Old Lycra Won't Do Tina Gaudoin 2011
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Instead of the bad wigs or skimpy dresses that his characters are known for, Mr. Linzy looked positively demure in a beige henley T-shirt and sneakers.
Performance Artist Kalup Linzy And The Art Of Being A Character The Huffington Post News Editors 2011
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A gray henley stretched across his powerful torso.
Entice Me at Twilight Shayla Black 2010
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A gray henley stretched across his powerful torso.
Entice Me at Twilight Shayla Black 2010
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Richard Chai, for example, showed a look in which two cotton shirts were worn over a henley and under a blazer.
Designers Take Refuge in Warmer Fabrics Christina Binkley 2010
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A gray henley stretched across his powerful torso.
Entice Me at Twilight Shayla Black 2010
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The old cap was cocked over his dented head as usual, a long-sleeved henley covering his bad arm.
DEVILS IN EXILE Chuck Hogan 2010
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The old cap was cocked over his dented head as usual, a long-sleeved henley covering his bad arm.
DEVILS IN EXILE Chuck Hogan 2010
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