Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The part of a shirt that extends below the waist, especially in the back.
- noun A brief addition at the end of a newspaper article.
- adjective Very young.
- adjective Of little value; inadequate or small.
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- noun The single or split (then rather plural) bottom part of a
shirt , below the waist, especially in the back, which, when not tucked into trousers or other vestment, hangs over the wearer'stail-end , like a tail.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a brief addendum at the end of a newspaper article
- noun fabric forming the tail of a shirt
Etymologies
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shirt + tail
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