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Definition of Shirtfronts
1. shirtfront [n] - See also: shirtfront
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Literary usage of Shirtfronts
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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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