Definitions for shirttailˈʃɜrtˌteɪl
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
shirt•tailˈʃɜrtˌteɪl(n.)
the part of a shirt below the waistline.
(adj.)immature in behavior.
Category: Common Vocabulary
Midland U.S. of distant relation, esp. by marriage.
Category: Common Vocabulary, Dialect
(v.t.)to append or add (an item) to a discussion or writing.
Category: Common Vocabulary, Informal
Origin of shirttail:
1835–45, Amer.
Princeton's WordNet
shirttail(noun)
a brief addendum at the end of a newspaper article
shirttail(noun)
fabric forming the tail of a shirt
Wiktionary
shirttail(Noun)
The single or split (then rather plural) bottom part of a shirt, below the waist, especially in the back, which, when not tucked into trousers or other vestment, hangs over the wearer's tail-end, like a tail.
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