shirttail
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5.2
- noun
- /ˈʃɜrˌteɪl/
:
parte inferior de la camisa
- Before the interview, she made sure to tuck in her shirttail to look more professional.
- tuck the shirttail
- untucked shirttail
- shirttail hanging
Examples
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Levi already had his shirttail tugged out, but he was still in good shape for the party.
Fiction book (1991) -
His shirttail had pulled out, and it looked as if he wore fancy pink underwear.
Fiction book (1995) -
The professor was a fat young man with shirttails hanging out in back.
Fiction book (1997) -
Andrew stands, pulling his shirttails out of his trousers.
Fiction book (1993) -
"Have the labs come back with anything more?" Wesley got up and tucked his shirttail in as he talked.
Fiction book (1994) -
As he ran, his shirttails escaped from his trousers, but he caught the canteen before it fell.
Fiction book (1996) -
His shirttail is long enough so that we don't have to see his wretched little pecker.
Fiction book (1998) -
Pitt wriggled around, tucking in his shirttails under his coat.
Fiction book (1990) -
Dr. Barlow squinted at Hoot accusingly, then put his glasses on and tucked his shirttail back in.
Fiction book (1994) -
Julio's neighbors are talking in tight circles on their lawns: men with long shirttails, sipping canned beer.
Fiction book (1999)
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word shirttail comes from joining shirt and tail: the tail is the part that 'hangs down'. So a shirttail is the lower part of a shirt that hangs below the waist and is often tucked into pants.