Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

shirtband

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: shirt-band
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A strip of material sewn into a shirt to give it structure or to attach other elements.

Etymology

From shirt + band.

Inflected Forms

shirtbands (plural)

Questions

What does shirtband mean?: A strip of material sewn into a shirt to give it structure or to attach other elements.
Where does shirtband come from?: From shirt + band.

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