referee shirt
Official's striped top
A referee shirt is the distinctive black-and-white vertically striped shirt worn by officials in sports like football, basketball, and hockey.
The pattern makes referees instantly recognizable on the field or court.
The term extends to any similar striped garment: He showed up to the party in what looked like a referee shirt.
- stripesParallel linear markings
- black-and-whiteWithout color gradations
- whistleShrill air-blown sounder
- sports officialRules enforcer in games
- officialAuthority-sanctioned person or status
zebra · prison uniform · penalty · penalty flag · foul · yellow card · umpire · vertical · flag · yellow · red card · red · card · sideline · pitch · game day · jersey · uniform
- sports gearbasketball, baseball, football, soccer ball, volleyball
- workwearwork boots, overalls, coveralls, work uniform, work pants
- black and whitezebra, panda, orca, penguin, dalmatian
role in sporting events
referee shirtteam jersey
Athlete's identifying garment
team uniform · home jersey · away jersey · team kit · sports jersey
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