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Crimean shirt

Crimean shirt noun: a wide, flannel, buttonless long-sleeved shirt with collar and V-neck formerly worn by labourers.

Noun

Crimean shirt (plural Crimean shirts)

  1. A wide, flannel, buttonless long-sleeved shirt with collar and V-neck formerly worn by labourers.

Forms of Crimean shirt

pluralCrimean shirts

Origin of Crimean shirt

So named as this style of shirt was used in the Crimean War (1853-1856).

Questions about Crimean shirt

What does Crimean shirt mean?
Crimean shirt means a wide, flannel, buttonless long-sleeved shirt with collar and V-neck formerly worn by labourers.
What part of speech is Crimean shirt?
Crimean shirt is a noun.
What is the plural of Crimean shirt?
The plural of Crimean shirt is Crimean shirts.

Words near Crimean shirt in the dictionary

  1. Crimean Khanate
  2. Crimean Mountains
  3. Crimean Peninsula
  4. Crimean People's Republic
  5. Crimean Republic
  6. Crimean shirt
  7. Crimean shirts
  8. Crimean snowdrop
  9. Crimean Tatar
  10. Crimean Tatars
  11. Crimean War

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