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shirting

American  
[shur-ting] / ˈʃɜr tɪŋ /

noun

  1. any shirt fabric, as broadcloth or oxford.


shirting British  
/ ˈʃɜːtɪŋ /

noun

  1. fabric used in making men's shirts

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of shirting

First recorded in 1595–1605; shirt + -ing 1


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The collection starts with form-fitting, slightly cropped bodysuits crafted from poplin shirting, in industrial colors like gray and ivory.

From Seattle Times ● Sep. 22, 2022

What gave Mr. McKinnon confidence initially was that Cotswold held onto a tiny piece of the yarn-dyed shirting business that involved uniforms for the Metro-North and Long Island Railroads.

From New York Times ● Nov. 28, 2018

“We’ve branched out in the past few seasons to denim and more shirting and daywear,” says Maxwell, who is about to start work on his fall 2019 collection.

From Washington Times ● May 28, 2018

Operating on a shoestring budget, he created a handful of styles out of inexpensive men’s shirting material for his first collection and asked customers to select their preferred fabric.

From Washington Post ● Mar. 12, 2018

Arrived in the town, he entered Richard Evans’s shop, and called for shirting linen to the value of five shillings, for which he gave the shopkeeper the crown piece taken out of the fiddle. 

From Welsh Folk-Lore a Collection of the Folk-Tales and Legends of North Wales by Elias Owen

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