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Definition of Crimean shirt in English: Crimean shirtnoun Australian, NZ historical A coloured flannel shirt, as worn by workers in the bush. he wore a dirty torn Crimean shirt Example sentencesExamples - We were pretty fussy with our clothes, no flannel Crimean shirts and dungarees for us.
- His Crimean shirt was torn into ribbons.
- The rough guernsey or dark Crimean shirt is almost the only wear.
- He wore a Crimean shirt, and a hat like a stage cowboy.
- A bushman, in Crimean shirt and moleskins, would clatter over the stony road and dismount before the inn.
Origin Mid 19th century: from the name of the Black Sea peninsula, probably with reference to the warmth of the material. |