shirt frontn.

Brit.

/ˈʃəːt frʌnt/, U.S.

/ˈʃərt ˌfrənt/, Australian English

/ˈʃɜːt frʌnt/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: shirt n., front n.

Etymology: < shirt n. + front n.

1. On a woman's dress or gown: a bodice which is styled at the front to resemble a shirt; (in early use) esp. one giving a layered appearance similar to that of a shirt worn beneath a jacket or waistcoat; (also) the bottom layer of such a bodice.

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the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > clothing for body or trunk (and limbs) > [noun] > dress, robe, or gown > parts of > bodice > types of

shirt front1808

jacket bodice1856

cuirass1883

1808 La Belle Assemblée Apr. 189/1 A high gown of French cambric, with long sleeves, shirt front, and frill of scolloped lace.

1895 Black & White 9 Feb. 189/1 The blouse [of the dress] was made of a black satin with two overhanging box-pleats, buttoned with diamonds, revealing with signally good effect a shirt front of cream-coloured lace.

1926 People's Home Jrnl. Feb. 30/2 Figure 10 shows a linen dress.., the lines of stitching giving the effect of the fashionable shirt front and holding the side pleats in place.

2015 WWD 10 Mar. An ivory high-necked dress with a shirtfront and a beautiful, crafty necklace in rose gold, diamonds, navy suede, and orange.

a. The front part of a shirt, esp. the part visible when worn beneath a jacket or waistcoat.Not always clearly distinguishable from sense 2b.

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the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > clothing for body or trunk (and limbs) > [noun] > shirt > part of > front

shirt bosom1748

shirt front1826

front1843

bosom1863

1826 Morning Chron. 4 Oct. The applicant was dressed in..a check shirt... The shirt front was open and disclosed a meagre frame.

1888 Cent. Mag. Oct. 897/2 His hat in one hand, and the other, for want of a coat, thrust into his half-open shirt-front.

1971 P. Lovesey Detective wore Silk Drawers (1980) xii. 127 He found himself hauled by his shirt-front to within a foot of D'Estin's face.

2019 New Yorker 15 Apr. 13/1 Roiling broth, a frenetic flurry of raw meat, vegetables, and noodles, flushed faces, and sauce spattering onto shirt fronts.

b. A detachable insert designed to resemble the front of a starched formal shirt when worn beneath a jacket or waistcoat.Not always clearly distinguishable from sense 2a.

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the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > clothing for body or trunk (and limbs) > [noun] > shirt > part of > front > detached

half-shirt1661

sham1721

shirtee1805

dicky1807

shirt front1830

front1843

shirt bosom1858

plastron1888

vestee1904

1830 Manch. Guardian 6 Nov. 1/4 (advt.) The newest and most beautiful patterns in Gentleman's Shirts, Shirt Fronts,..&c. &c.

1873 All Year Round 28 June 203/1 But why is a shirt-front popularly called a dickey?

1969 A. Cordell Song of Earth (1972) ii. 16 I got into Dewi's best home-spun trews cut down, boots to shave in, a shirt front with no arms and tail and a starched collar under my ears.

1993 K. Maillard Light in Company of Women v. 136 His shirt front was starched stiff as a board and white as snow and set with pearl studs.

3. The breast region of a dog or other animal, esp. when distinctively white in colour.

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the world > animals > animal body > markings or colourings > [noun] > different marking about breast > white patch on chest

shirt frontc1872

the world > animals > mammals > group Unguiculata or clawed mammal > family Canidae > dog > [noun] > parts of > (parts of) chest

shirt frontc1872

keel1950

c1872 W. Stables in H. Webb et al. Dogs xxvi. 251 In colour he was black-and-tan, with snow-white gauntlets and shirt-front.

1877 E. S. Dallas Kettner's Bk. of Table 104 The carp is to be stuffed... The skin may be left on his shirtfront.

1895 Littell's Living Age 23 Feb. 507/2 The red bear has a coat..varying in color from dark brown to a brick red, tinged with grey; whilst that of his dusky cousin is jet black, relieved by a large white horse-shoe patch on his shirt-front.

1967 ‘L. Egan’ Nameless Ones xiii. 158 He [sc. the cat] was a handsome sight, his gray tiger stripes smooth and his white shirt front immaculate.

2017 Daily Tel. (Nexis) 7 Jan. (Mag.) With her finely muscled elegance, her shiny black coat offset by a gleaming white shirt front, her endless legs, Maggie looked like a dog of kings.

4. Australian. Usually as one word or with hyphen.

a. In Australian Rules football: an act of running directly at and colliding with (the chest of) an opposing player, typically so as to knock the opponent over. Cf. shirtfront v. 1.

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1952 Advertiser (Adelaide) 21 July 7/7 Jarvis reeled back..shaken by a heavy ‘shirt front’ which left his mouth swollen and bleeding.

1964 J. Pollard High Mark 75 There is a vast difference between a deliberate charge and a shirtfront.

2001 B. Matthews As Story Goes 22 The shirt-front, which the AFL is seeking to outlaw in Australian football.

b. figurative and in extended use. An aggressive frontal attack; an onslaught.

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1998 Canberra Times 13 May 21/2 [This wine]..snakes across the palate before hitting you with a veritable shirtfront of flavours.

2014 Courier Mail (Austral.) (Nexis) 14 Nov. (Lifestyle section) 2 [The] huntsman spider..is not particularly venomous... It might threaten a ‘shirtfront’ but not follow through.

Compounds

colloquial. As a modifier. Usually as one word or with hyphen. Designating a very smooth and even cricket pitch, regarded as advantageous to the person who is batting.With allusion to a perceived resemblance to an ironed or starched shirt front.

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society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > ball game > cricket > cricket ground > [noun] > surface of ground > types of

batsman's wicket1876

bowler's wicket1876

shirt front1893

sticky dog1904

sticky1936

turning pitch1956

belter1983

1893 S. Austral. Reg. (Adelaide) 30 Jan. 7/7 The Adelaides, with 7 wickets in hand, had to make 143 to win, and as an iron shirtfront wicket was anticipated after the scorching heat of the past few days the problem was an interesting one.

1920 P. F. Warner Cricket Reminisc. 212 The result of all this work is that the pitch literally shines—and looks as if it had been ironed. ‘Shirt-front wickets’ they call them.

2006 G. Haigh Silent Revol. 210 Excluding a century on a shirtfront pitch at Old Trafford, he averaged only 16.77 in his remaining nineteen Tests.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2021; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	shirt front
释义	shirt frontn. Brit. /ˈʃəːt frʌnt/, U.S. /ˈʃərt ˌfrənt/, Australian English /ˈʃɜːt frʌnt/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: shirt n., front n. Etymology: < shirt n. + front n. 1. On a woman's dress or gown: a bodice which is styled at the front to resemble a shirt; (in early use) esp. one giving a layered appearance similar to that of a shirt worn beneath a jacket or waistcoat; (also) the bottom layer of such a bodice. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > clothing for body or trunk (and limbs) > [noun] > dress, robe, or gown > parts of > bodice > types of shirt front1808 jacket bodice1856 cuirass1883 1808 La Belle Assemblée Apr. 189/1 A high gown of French cambric, with long sleeves, shirt front, and frill of scolloped lace. 1895 Black & White 9 Feb. 189/1 The blouse [of the dress] was made of a black satin with two overhanging box-pleats, buttoned with diamonds, revealing with signally good effect a shirt front of cream-coloured lace. 1926 People's Home Jrnl. Feb. 30/2 Figure 10 shows a linen dress.., the lines of stitching giving the effect of the fashionable shirt front and holding the side pleats in place. 2015 WWD 10 Mar. An ivory high-necked dress with a shirtfront and a beautiful, crafty necklace in rose gold, diamonds, navy suede, and orange. 2. a. The front part of a shirt, esp. the part visible when worn beneath a jacket or waistcoat.Not always clearly distinguishable from sense 2b. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > clothing for body or trunk (and limbs) > [noun] > shirt > part of > front shirt bosom1748 shirt front1826 front1843 bosom1863 1826 Morning Chron. 4 Oct. The applicant was dressed in..a check shirt... The shirt front was open and disclosed a meagre frame. 1888 Cent. Mag. Oct. 897/2 His hat in one hand, and the other, for want of a coat, thrust into his half-open shirt-front. 1971 P. Lovesey Detective wore Silk Drawers (1980) xii. 127 He found himself hauled by his shirt-front to within a foot of D'Estin's face. 2019 New Yorker 15 Apr. 13/1 Roiling broth, a frenetic flurry of raw meat, vegetables, and noodles, flushed faces, and sauce spattering onto shirt fronts. b. A detachable insert designed to resemble the front of a starched formal shirt when worn beneath a jacket or waistcoat.Not always clearly distinguishable from sense 2a. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > clothing for body or trunk (and limbs) > [noun] > shirt > part of > front > detached half-shirt1661 sham1721 shirtee1805 dicky1807 shirt front1830 front1843 shirt bosom1858 plastron1888 vestee1904 1830 Manch. Guardian 6 Nov. 1/4 (advt.) The newest and most beautiful patterns in Gentleman's Shirts, Shirt Fronts,..&c. &c. 1873 All Year Round 28 June 203/1 But why is a shirt-front popularly called a dickey? 1969 A. Cordell Song of Earth (1972) ii. 16 I got into Dewi's best home-spun trews cut down, boots to shave in, a shirt front with no arms and tail and a starched collar under my ears. 1993 K. Maillard Light in Company of Women v. 136 His shirt front was starched stiff as a board and white as snow and set with pearl studs. 3. The breast region of a dog or other animal, esp. when distinctively white in colour. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > animal body > markings or colourings > [noun] > different marking about breast > white patch on chest shirt frontc1872 the world > animals > mammals > group Unguiculata or clawed mammal > family Canidae > dog > [noun] > parts of > (parts of) chest shirt frontc1872 keel1950 c1872 W. Stables in H. Webb et al. Dogs xxvi. 251 In colour he was black-and-tan, with snow-white gauntlets and shirt-front. 1877 E. S. Dallas Kettner's Bk. of Table 104 The carp is to be stuffed... The skin may be left on his shirtfront. 1895 Littell's Living Age 23 Feb. 507/2 The red bear has a coat..varying in color from dark brown to a brick red, tinged with grey; whilst that of his dusky cousin is jet black, relieved by a large white horse-shoe patch on his shirt-front. 1967 ‘L. Egan’ Nameless Ones xiii. 158 He [sc. the cat] was a handsome sight, his gray tiger stripes smooth and his white shirt front immaculate. 2017 Daily Tel. (Nexis) 7 Jan. (Mag.) With her finely muscled elegance, her shiny black coat offset by a gleaming white shirt front, her endless legs, Maggie looked like a dog of kings. 4. Australian. Usually as one word or with hyphen. a. In Australian Rules football: an act of running directly at and colliding with (the chest of) an opposing player, typically so as to knock the opponent over. Cf. shirtfront v. 1. ΚΠ 1952 Advertiser (Adelaide) 21 July 7/7 Jarvis reeled back..shaken by a heavy ‘shirt front’ which left his mouth swollen and bleeding. 1964 J. Pollard High Mark 75 There is a vast difference between a deliberate charge and a shirtfront. 2001 B. Matthews As Story Goes 22 The shirt-front, which the AFL is seeking to outlaw in Australian football. b. figurative and in extended use. An aggressive frontal attack; an onslaught. ΚΠ 1998 Canberra Times 13 May 21/2 [This wine]..snakes across the palate before hitting you with a veritable shirtfront of flavours. 2014 Courier Mail (Austral.) (Nexis) 14 Nov. (Lifestyle section) 2 [The] huntsman spider..is not particularly venomous... It might threaten a ‘shirtfront’ but not follow through. Compounds colloquial. As a modifier. Usually as one word or with hyphen. Designating a very smooth and even cricket pitch, regarded as advantageous to the person who is batting.With allusion to a perceived resemblance to an ironed or starched shirt front. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > ball game > cricket > cricket ground > [noun] > surface of ground > types of batsman's wicket1876 bowler's wicket1876 shirt front1893 sticky dog1904 sticky1936 turning pitch1956 belter1983 1893 S. Austral. Reg. (Adelaide) 30 Jan. 7/7 The Adelaides, with 7 wickets in hand, had to make 143 to win, and as an iron shirtfront wicket was anticipated after the scorching heat of the past few days the problem was an interesting one. 1920 P. F. Warner Cricket Reminisc. 212 The result of all this work is that the pitch literally shines—and looks as if it had been ironed. ‘Shirt-front wickets’ they call them. 2006 G. Haigh Silent Revol. 210 Excluding a century on a shirtfront pitch at Old Trafford, he averaged only 16.77 in his remaining nineteen Tests. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2021; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1808
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