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top

noun [C] (CLOTHES)
 
 
/tɒp/ US  /tɑːp/

Definition

B1 any piece of light clothing worn on the part of the body above the waist: a skimpy top a pyjama top I need a top to go with these trousers.Jumpers, shirts and tee-shirts
(Definition of top noun (CLOTHES) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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