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How to pronounce “shirttail”
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Pronunciation guide for shirttail
- Learning goal
- Practice the English pronunciation of shirttail with real speech in context.
- Available examples
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- Real speech example
- Getting the Most Out of Every Mile on Your Next Trip
your waist tucked in like a shirttail in a money belt.
- Definition summary
- 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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How to pronounce shirttail
Getting the Most Out of Every Mile on Your Next Trip
your waist tucked in like a shirttail in a money belt.
Example Sentences
A Deep Dive Into “shirttail”
Meaning
- [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.
- (by extension) The tail-end or periphery of something.
- A tenuous connection.
- A distant kinship.
- A small portion
- Something small and unimportant.
Practice Nearby Words
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Similar Sounds
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