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camisole
[ kam-uh-sohl ]
noun
- Also called cam·i [kam, -ee] . a short garment worn underneath a sheer bodice to conceal the underwear.
- a woman's negligee jacket.
- a sleeved jacket or jersey once worn by men.
- a straitjacket with long sleeves.
camisole
/ ˈkæmɪˌsəʊl /
noun
- a woman's underbodice with shoulder straps, originally designed as a cover for a corset
- a woman's dressing jacket or short negligée
- modifier resembling a camisole (the underbodice), as in fitting snugly around the bust and having a straight neckline
a camisole top
a camisole slip
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Origin of camisole1
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Example Sentences
One night, the summer they were all 15, Cady went swimming alone, wearing nothing but a camisole, bra and underwear.
She wore a silk camisole underneath and a single strand of tiny pearls.
Her pretty foot has pressed this piece of rubber; it can be conveniently sewed to the camisole and worn next the heart.
The corpse was clothed in a camisole of white satin, and covered with a crimson mantle of the same material.
This name is said to have been given them because of the common blouse or camisole which they wore—their only uniform.
Then she slipped off her petticoat and camisole, and put on the muslin wrapper.
And as to the camisole and jupon, I am not quite sure about them either.
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