shirteen.
/ʃəːˈtiː/, /ˈʃəːtiː/, U.S. /ʃərˈti/ U.S. Now historical.
A detachable shirt front. Cf. dicky n.1 2a.
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half-shirt1661
sham1721
shirtee1805
dicky1807
shirt front1830
front1843
shirt bosom1858
plastron1888
vestee1904
1805 Boston Weekly Mag. 5 Jan. 44/1 The blustering buck,..In patent-cord, and nicely starch'd shirtee.
1902 N.Y. Times 7 Aug. 4/2 (advt.) We also offer about fifteen dozen Boys' Shirtees, of white and colored percale; some have cuffs to match.
1995 J. L. Severa Dressed for Photographer ii. 92 Mrs. Leggett..made her husband's shirts and shirtees (shirtfronts that could be worn under vests without shirts).
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2021; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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