chemise

[ shuh-meez ]

noun

1. a woman's loose-fitting, shirtlike undergarment.
2. (in women's fashions) a dress designed to hang straight from the shoulders and fit loosely at the waist, sometimes more tightly at the hip.
3. a revetment for an earth embankment.

chemise

/ ʃəˈmiːz /

noun

1. an unwaisted loose-fitting dress hanging straight from the shoulders
2. a loose shirtlike undergarment

Word History and Origins

Origin of chemise¹

before 1050; Middle English < Anglo-French, Old French: shirt < Late Latin camīsa linen undergarment, shirt; replacing Middle English kemes, Old English cemes < Late Latin camīsa

Word History and Origins

Origin of chemise¹

C14: from Old French: shirt, from Late Latin camisa, perhaps of Celtic origin

Example Sentences

I can still see it all in my memory: A pretty woman in a flame-colored chemise.

From The Daily Beast

The queen then appeared in the national costume, with the coloured pareo and chemise, as did also her husband.

From Project Gutenberg

The kerchief about her shoulders over a light chemise rivals the rainbow.

From Project Gutenberg

With swift, angry slashes, Wolf Paw's senior wife stripped away Nancy's dress and the chemise under it.

From Project Gutenberg

The smaller female covers her belly sadly in a whitish chemise, her back is russet.

From Project Gutenberg

She had thrown her mantilla back, to show her shoulders, and a great bunch of acacia that was thrust into her chemise.

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