Shirttail

Word SHIRTTAIL
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Definitions and meanings of "Shirttail"

What do we mean by shirttail?

The part of a shirt that extends below the waist, especially in the back. noun

A brief addition at the end of a newspaper article. noun

Very young. adjective

Of little value; inadequate or small. adjective

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 wearer's tail-end, like a tail. noun

A brief addendum at the end of a newspaper article noun

Fabric forming the tail of a shirt noun

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The word "shirttail" in example sentences

Jordan's shorts aren't worn so low that they look like they are falling off as is the fashion of the day, and his shirttail is always neatly tucked in. ❋ Unknown (2001)

WEINER: Oh, a shirttail is a little additional story of three paragraphs or so at the end of a larger newspaper story. ❋ Unknown (1990)

Chas's grandpa and mine were some kind of shirttail second cousins with at least one "removed" in there somewhere. ❋ Unknown (2005)

When Maddy Cohan reached him, she noticed his hand trembling as he wiped his glasses with his shirttail. ❋ Anonymous (2011)

Planned grosgrain ribbon inside the hem made the "tennis tail"—a longer back shirttail for easy tucking—curl up. ❋ Christina Binkley (2012)

And on Wednesday, a ragged six-foot-tall guy in shorts with his shirttail out—Sacca—would go to some double-wide trailer where the development people worked. ❋ Steven Levy (2011)

Mike Stone/Reuters Mavericks owner Mark Cuban polished the championship trophy with his shirttail. ❋ Unknown (2011)

Her shirttail, usually tucked in neatly, billowed out from beneath her short jacket. ❋ Elizabeth Chandler (2011)

For example, I did a dish of shirttail grouse with farro, sunflower seeds, malt vinegar, vetch flowers and a rose hip glaze -- the grouse we'd shot had been gorging on vetch and rose hips, so it seemed appropriate. ❋ Stephanie J. Stiavetti (2011)

Then he dropped down, tucked his shirttail, and sat back in his chair. ❋ George L. Chieffet (2010)

He could be seen in the streets of Washington — stooped, his shirttail flapping in the wind — walking to and from his office a few blocks from the White House, wearing frayed running shoes and a thousand-yard stare. ❋ Unknown (2009)

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