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SHIRTFRONT
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A man's detachable insert (usually starched) to simulate the front of a shirt
Synonyms:
dickey; dickie; dicky; shirtfront
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("shirtfront" is a kind of...):
insert; inset (an artifact that is inserted or is to be inserted)
Holonyms ("shirtfront" is a part of...):
shirt (a garment worn on the upper half of the body)
Sense 2
Meaning:
The front of a shirt (usually the part not covered by a jacket)
Example:
he had spilled catsup on his shirtfront
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("shirtfront" is a kind of...):
front (the side that is seen or that goes first)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "shirtfront"):
plastron (the front of man's dress shirt)
plastron (the ornamental front of a woman's bodice or shirt)
Holonyms ("shirtfront" is a part of...):
shirt (a garment worn on the upper half of the body)
