Definition of Shirtfronts

1. Noun. (plural of shirtfront) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Shirtfronts

1. shirtfront [n] - See also: shirtfront

Lexicographical Neighbors of Shirtfronts

shirs
shirt-lifter
shirt-sleeve
shirt-stud abscess
shirt-waist
shirt-waists
shirt waist
shirt waists
shirtdress
shirtdresses
shirted
shirtfront
shirtfronts (current term)
shirtier
shirtiest
shirtily
shirting
shirtings
shirtless
shirtlessness
shirtlifter
shirtlike
shirtmaker
shirtmakers
shirtmaking
shirts
shirts and skins

Literary usage of Shirtfronts

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Life on the Mississippi by Mark Twain (2000)
"Two or three of them wore polished silk hats, elaborate shirtfronts, diamond breastpins, kid gloves, and patent-leather ..."

2. The Auk: Quarterly Journal of Ornithology by American Ornithologists' Union, Nuttall Ornithological Club (1917)
"In their anxiety and nervousness, they frequently fell over the Cormorant nests and sadly stained their white shirtfronts and often, in their attempts to ..."

3. The Other Americans: The Cities, the Countries, and Especially the People of by Arthur Brown Ruhl (1908)
"On the balcony of the palace could be discerned white shirtfronts framed in a blaze of light, the bugles screamed, and round the plaza and past the ..."

4. Modern Women and what is Said of Them: Reprint of a Series of Articles in by Elizabeth Lynn] [Linton (1868)
"... understanding the sugges- tiveness of a wide chest and the need of unchecked breathing; who wears unmistakeable shirtfronts, linen collars, vests, ..."

5. The Irish Quarterly Review (1856)
"girl's ditto, 6s. ; packing boxes, 3d. ; boy's shirts, 2s. 4d. ; boy's shirtfronts, lOd. ; cotton stockings, lOd. to Is. ; boy's socks, Is.; cotton socks, ..."

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