upper garment

Shirt or blouse

An upper garment is any article of clothing worn on the upper body—shirts, blouses, sweaters, jackets, and the like.

The term appears mainly in formal or technical contexts: clothing regulations, customs forms, garment industry specifications.

The dress code requires a collared upper garment.

Related

vest · tunic · hoodie · button · cardigan · zip up · pullover · blouse · long sleeve · short sleeve · turtleneck · tank top · collar · crop top · flannel shirt · Hawaiian shirt · camisole · bodice

Opposites
body region coverage

upper garmentpants

Two-legged garment

trousers · skirt · bottoms · slacks · jeans

vertical position on body

upper garmentbottoms

Lowest portions of things

bottom half · legwear · footwear

Family

upper, garment, upward, upwards, garments, garmented

Familiarity
Top 50,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G