Meaning of shirtfront | Babel Free

Definitions

1. The front part of a shirt.
2. A detachable insert that simulates the front of a shirt.
3. A pitch that is easy to bat on.
4. A head-on charge aimed at bumping an opponent to the ground.
5. An attractive facade applied only to the front of a house.
   slang

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Examples

“In the Victorian Era, exposing your shirtfront in public was considered improper, as shirts were viewed as undergarments. Waistcoats concealed this and helped [to] tame oversized, billowy shirts.”

“I liked the man for his own sake, and even had he promised to turn out a celebrity it would have had no weight with me. I look upon notoriety with the same indifference as on the buttons on a man's shirt-front, or the crest on his note-paper.”

“It is explained that a "shirt front" building is one of which only the street elevation is given a finished architectural treatment, the sides and back being of cheaper material, with no attempt at unification with the front.”

“False fronts, frequently called "shirt fronts," are futile attempts to make a small, cheap house pass for something larger and more valuable.”

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