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shirtfront
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
shirtfront
noun
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
▪ Cardiff was clutching at his shirtfront with the other hand.
▪ Carey's face and his shirtfront were speckled with wine and glass; he was shaking.
▪ Grondine Carson wiped his hands on his shirtfront.
▪ He loaded them into Carey's shirtfront, filling it like a sack.
▪ Still holding the old man's shirtfront, Ellwood yanked him back to the couch and threw him full length.
Wiktionary
shirtfront

n. 1 The front part of a shirt. 2 A detachable insert that simulates the front of a shirt. vb. (cx transitive AU politics English) To confront in a threatening manner.

WordNet
shirtfront

  1. n. the front of a shirt (usually the part not covered by a jacket); "he had spilled catsup on his shirtfront"

  2. a man's detachable insert (usually starched) to simulate the front of a shirt [syn: dickey, dickie, dicky]

Usage examples of "shirtfront".

Even in the oppressive heat, the starched white shirtfront beneath his black velveteen coat was unwilted, and not a hint of dirt smudged the snug fit of pale buckskin breeches tucked within high boots of varnished leather.

Grinning, the former cook dropped his clotted sword, rolled Widahd onto her back, hurriedly shredded off the front of her skirt and set about raping the dying young woman, heedless of the spurting gushes of blood that soon soaked his shirtfront.

Danny straightened his tie and smoothed his shirtfront, his beefcake prelude to begging favors.

And while the third was still raising his ax, Owen stepped forward, grabbed two handfuls of the man's shirtfront, and headbutted him in the face.

His passport is stamped twice, because the Italian officer was so engrossed in the red-headed girl's shirtfront that he forgot to use the ink pad the first time.

He hooked a dainty Jones's pork sausage finger into his shirtfront and pulled the material away from his damp body.

The lights around the room dimmed, fading the audience into white shirtfronts, glittering throats and fingers, and mask like faces.

I'd really fancy a go right now--but it's the sods with wings on their shirtfronts who'll get one.

I’d really fancy a go right now—but it’s the sods with wings on their shirtfronts who’ll get one.

He slipped into his shirtfront the Carabinieri's file containing his permesso di soggiorno, his work permit, the photos and negatives of his new face.