Associations to the word «Shirttail»

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.

Dictionary definition

SHIRTTAIL, noun. A brief addendum at the end of a newspaper article.
SHIRTTAIL, noun. Fabric forming the tail of a shirt.

Wise words

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