shirttail

[ shurt-teyl ]

/ ˈʃɜrtˌteɪl /

noun

the part of a shirt below the waistline.

Journalism. a brief item added at the end of a related newspaper story.Compare follow-up (def. 3b).

adjective

quite young and immature in behavior.

Chiefly Midland and Southern U.S. of distant relation, especially by marriage: some shirttail cousins I'd never met.

verb (used with object)

Informal. to append or add (an item) to a discussion or writing: The tariff concessions were shirttailed onto the trade bill.

Origin of shirttail

An Americanism dating back to 1835–45; shirt + tail¹

Words nearby shirttail

shirt jacket, shirt-lifter, shirtmaker, shirt-sleeve, shirt-stud abscess, shirttail, shirtwaist, shirtwaister, shirty, shisha, shish kebab

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Example sentences from the Web for shirttail

Tom opened one of the containers of water and dipped his shirttail into it.
Stand by for Mars!|Carey Rockwell
Then Penelope hobbled up and pulled Mark's shirttail out of his trousers.
You Too Can Be A Millionaire|Noel Miller Loomis

British Dictionary definitions for shirttail

shirt-tail

noun

the part of a shirt that extends below the waist

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单词	shirttail
释义	shirttail [ shurt-teyl ] / ˈʃɜrtˌteɪl / noun the part of a shirt below the waistline. Journalism. a brief item added at the end of a related newspaper story.Compare follow-up (def. 3b). adjective quite young and immature in behavior. Chiefly Midland and Southern U.S. of distant relation, especially by marriage: some shirttail cousins I'd never met. verb (used with object) Informal. to append or add (an item) to a discussion or writing: The tariff concessions were shirttailed onto the trade bill. Origin of shirttail An Americanism dating back to 1835–45; shirt + tail¹ Words nearby shirttail shirt jacket, shirt-lifter, shirtmaker, shirt-sleeve, shirt-stud abscess, shirttail, shirtwaist, shirtwaister, shirty, shisha, shish kebab Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for shirttail Tom opened one of the containers of water and dipped his shirttail into it. Stand by for Mars!\|Carey Rockwell Then Penelope hobbled up and pulled Mark's shirttail out of his trousers. You Too Can Be A Millionaire\|Noel Miller Loomis British Dictionary definitions for shirttail shirt-tail noun the part of a shirt that extends below the waist Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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