shirting

[shur-ting]

noun

any shirt fabric, as broadcloth or oxford.

Origin of shirting

First recorded in 1595–1605; shirt + -ing¹

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Historical Examples of shirting

Then the shirting is extreme and there is a lilac smell and no ginger.
Geography and Plays
Gertrude Stein
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 jacconet is a plain cloth, lighter than a shirting and heavier than a mull.
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

noun

fabric used in making men's shirts

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