boiled shirt

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [boild shurt]
- /bɔɪld ʃɜrt/
- /bɔɪld ʃɜːt/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [boild shurt]
- /bɔɪld ʃɜrt/

Definitions of boiled shirt words

noun boiled shirt a dress shirt with a stiff front 3
noun boiled shirt a formal or semiformal dress shirt with a starched front. 1

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Origin of boiled shirt

First appearance:

before 1850

One of the 32% newest English words

An Americanism dating back to 1850-55

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Parts of speech for Boiled shirt

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Boiled shirt

boiled shirt popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 27% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.

According to our data about 67% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

boiled shirt usage trend in Literature

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