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cami

American  
[kam-ee] / ˈkæm i /

noun

  • camis
    plural
  1. camisole.


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Temperatures reached a high of 84 degrees that day at the University of Pittsburgh, and she had dressed accordingly, wearing a cropped cami.

From Salon ● Sep. 24, 2025

Express on Tuesday offered online and some in-store holiday sales with 30%-50% off on all items, with an extra 50% off on clearance items such as cami tops and animal print maxi dresses.

From Reuters ● Dec. 7, 2022

Toss a cardigan or leather jacket over the cami, and you’ll have a professional — and still braless — look.

From Washington Post ● Sep. 30, 2021

She asked for five of the cami bras in black, three in gray, two in taupe.

From New York Times ● Oct. 5, 2018

The enumeration of leaves of paper and sheets of gold, etc. is done by placing mai after the numeral; e.g., ichimai 'one leaf,' cami gomai 'five leaves of paper.'

From Diego Collado's Grammar of the Japanese Language by Richard L. Spear

Others say the word is derived from camis, signifying a roadrunner.

From The Huguenots in France by Samuel Smiles

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