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Definition of Shirtfront
1. Noun. The front of a shirt (usually the part not covered by a jacket). "He had spilled catsup on his shirtfront"
2. Noun. A man's detachable insert (usually starched) to simulate the front of a shirt.
Generic synonyms: Insert, Inset
Group relationships: Shirt
Derivative terms: Dickey, Dicky
Definition of Shirtfront
1. Noun. The front part of a shirt. ¹
2. Noun. A detachable insert that simulates the front of a shirt. ¹
3. Noun. (cricket) A term used in cricket to refer to a pitch that is easy to bat on. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Shirtfront
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Shirtfront
Literary usage of Shirtfront
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Joseph Csáky: A Pioneer of Modern Sculpture by Edith Balas (1998)
"... shirtfront, and cuffs, threw them into the comer, and started heating up the
lentils, at the same time giving the Black woman non-stop naughty talk. ..."
2. Joseph Csáky: A Pioneer of Modern Sculpture by Edith Balas (1998)
"... shirtfront, and cuffs, threw them into the comer, and started heating up the
lentils, at the same time giving the Black woman non-stop naughty talk. ..."
3. The Bonfire of the Vanities by Tom Wolfe (1888)
"The jacket had a two-button roll that revealed a gorgeous acre of white shirtfront.
The starched collar was immaculate against the man's dark skin. ..."
4. Twenty Years at Hull-House: With Autobiographical Notes by Jane Addams (1910)
"... through all vicissitudes, manages to present a white shirtfront and a gold
watch to the world, but who is dissolute, idle, and extravagant. ..."
5. Punch by Mark Lemon, Henry Mayhew, Tom Taylor, Shirley Brooks, Francis Cowley Burnand, Owen Seaman (1888)
"... jogging His Majesty's arm the German Emperor caused some of the savoury liquid
to trace a pattern upon the Royal shirtfront^ "What did you do that for ? ..."
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