SHIRTFRONT

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

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)

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)