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shirttail

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shirt·tail  (shûrttl)
n.
1. The part of a shirt that extends below the waist, especially in the back.
2. A brief addition at the end of a newspaper article.
adj.
1. Very young: shirttail kids.
2. Of little value; inadequate or small: a shirttail cabin in the woods.
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Noun1.shirttail - a brief addendum at the end of a newspaper article
news article, news story, newspaper article - an article reporting news
appendix - supplementary material that is collected and appended at the back of a book
2.shirttail - fabric forming the tail of a shirt
cloth, fabric, textile, material - artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers; "the fabric in the curtains was light and semitransparent"; "woven cloth originated in Mesopotamia around 5000 BC"; "she measured off enough material for a dress"
shirt - a garment worn on the upper half of the body


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s closet should be waistcoats, darted cropped or cigarette-legged pants, striped shirts, tailored collar cardigans, shirttails with lavalieres and scarves, belted Jacquard jackets (oversized), bow ties, and other decorative elements.
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