shirttail

Definition of Shirttail in English :

1. shirttail

a brief addendum at the end of a newspaper article

2. shirttail

fabric forming the tail of a shirt

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Shirttail

noun

1.

the part of a shirt extending below the waist

2. Slang

information added, often by a different writer, at the end of a newspaper article

adjective US

3. Informal

being only distantly related

a shirttail cousin

n.

1. The part of a shirt that extends below the waist, especially in the back.

2. A brief addition at the end of a newspaper article.

adj.

1. Very young: shirttail kids.

2. Of little value; inadequate or small: a shirttail cabin in the woods.