- shirttail
- shirt|tail [ `ʃɜrt,teıl ] noun countthe bottom part of a man's shirt that is worn inside his pants, especially the longer part at the back
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shirttail — ☆ shirttail [shʉrt′tāl΄ ] n. 1. the part of a shirt extending below the waist 2. Slang information added, often by a different writer, at the end of a newspaper article adj. ☆ Informal being only distantly related [a shirttail cousin] … English World dictionary
shirttail — I. noun Date: 1809 1. the part of a shirt that reaches below the waist especially in the back 2. something small or inadequate II. adjective Date: 1845 1. very young ; immature < shirttail boys fishing in the creek > … New Collegiate Dictionary
shirttail — /sherrt tayl /, n. 1. the part of a shirt below the waistline. 2. Journalism. a brief item added at the end of a related newspaper story. Cf. follow up (def. 3b). adj. 3. quite young and immature in behavior. 4. Chiefly Midland and Southern U.S.… … Universalium
shirttail — noun The single or split (then rather plural) bottom part of a shirt, below the waist, especially in the back, which, when not tucked into trousers or other vestment, hangs over the wearers tail end, like a tail … Wiktionary
shirttail — see shirt tail … English dictionary
shirttail — n. bottom part of a shirt that reaches below the waist, part of a shirt that is usually tucked into one s pants … English contemporary dictionary
shirttail — shirt•tail [[t]ˈʃɜrtˌteɪl[/t]] n. 1) the part of a shirt below the waistline 2) cvb immature in behavior 3) cvb dial. Midland U.S. of distant relation, esp. by marriage 4) cvb inf to append or add (an item) to a discussion or writing • Etymology … From formal English to slang
shirttail — noun 1. a brief addendum at the end of a newspaper article • Hypernyms: ↑appendix • Part Holonyms: ↑news article, ↑news story, ↑newspaper article 2. fabric forming the tail of a shirt • Hypernyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
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