camiknickers
Americannoun
plural noun
Etymology
Origin of camiknickers
First recorded in 1910–15; cami(sole) + knickers
Example Sentences
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Everything about those fictional camiknickers – the luxurious scarcity of French silk in wartime, their delicate shoulder-straps, their understated glamour – makes them impossible to replicate in the real world, especially as camiknickers in the 21st-century have been largely replaced by the godawful teddy, apparently a cheesewire/string-bag hybrid made of 100% crackling polyester.
From The Guardian
Or, put we the case, those complicated combinations, camiknickers?
From Project Gutenberg
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