shirting

[ shur-ting ]

/ ˈʃɜr tɪŋ /

noun

any shirt fabric, as broadcloth or oxford.

Words nearby shirting

shirt-sleeve, shirt-stud abscess, shirt-tail, shirtband, shirtdress, shirting, shirtmaker, shirtsleeve, shirttail, shirtwaist, shirtwaister

Origin of shirting

First recorded in 1595–1605; shirt + -ing¹

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Examples from the Web for shirting

Then the shirting is extreme and there is a lilac smell and no ginger.
Geography and Plays|Gertrude Stein
A number of fine pictures hung on the walls, and richly bound books lay on the shirting tables amid pieces of rare bric-à-brac.
Gordon Keith|Thomas Nelson Page
Shirting, which has long since ceased to refer exclusively to shirt cloths, includes a large proportion of Lancashire manufacture.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 5|Various
In weight it is lighter than a shirting, and it is usually ornamented with a distinctive coloured heading.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 5|Various

The foolish woman wrapped up the shirting and counted out the money and the laborer hurried off.
The Shoemaker's Apron|Parker Fillmore

British Dictionary definitions for shirting

shirting

/ (ˈʃɜːtɪŋ) /

noun

fabric used in making men's shirts

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