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  • n  the front of a shirt (usually the part not covered by a jacket)
    he had spilled catsup on his shirtfront
  • n  a man's detachable insert (usually starched) to simulate the front of a shirt

  • Shields' face whitened, a spurt of scarlet doused his shirtfront, he tumbled to the ground.
  • He caught the boy' shirtfront, lost it, groped, seized him again and held on.
  • Extravagant, generoushis tips were fantastiche dressed like the dandy he was: creamy pink shirtfront, a rose or orchid in his lapel, light-colored gloves with black points.
Quotes

  • Ross Lyon in Melbourne Herald Sun
    I probably came in a bit open and honest and walked into a shirtfront,Lyon said. "I am trusting. I trust until I'm burnt. But there was one that got me. It was a relaxed quote. The comments were a bit flippant. But when they're isolated...

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