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shirtband

American  
[shurt-band] / ˈʃɜrtˌbænd /

noun

  1. a band of material sewn into a shirt for stiffening, finishing, or the like, as a neckband to which the collar is sewn or buttoned.

Etymology

Origin of shirtband

First recorded in 1525–35; shirt + band 2

Example Sentences

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Do thou me off thy satin doublet, Thy shirtband wrought with glistering gold, And do me off thy golden chain About thy neck so many a fold.

From Ballads of Mystery and Miracle and Fyttes of Mirth Popular Ballads of the Olden Times - Second Series by Sidgwick, Frank

He threw himself back in his chair and stared at me with such concentrated fury I thought he would burst the diamond stud loose from his shirtband.

From Greener Than You Think by Moore, Ward

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