shirtfront

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

noun the front of a shirt (usually the part not covered by a jacket)
noun a man's detachable insert (usually starched) to simulate the front of a shirt

From shirt + front.

The circle moved with an awed creaking of stays and shirtfronts. — Babbitt, Sinclair Lewis
He had a low-cut vest on, which exposed a deal of frayed and broken and unclean shirtfront. — Following the Equator: A Journey Around the World, Mark Twain
Each has his name printed in legible letters on his shirtfront: Nasodoro, Goldfinger, Chrysostomos, Maindorée, Silversmile, Silberselber, Vifargent, Panargyros. — Ulysses, James Joyce

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