camise

[ kuh-meez, -mees ]

/ kəˈmiz, -ˈmis /

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noun

a lightweight, loose-fitting shirt or smock with long sleeves.

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Origin of camise

1805–15; <Arabic qamīṣ<Late Latin camīsa, variant of camīsia shirt; see chemise

Words nearby camise

Camilla, camino real, camion, camisado, Camisard, camise, camisole, camlet, Cammaerts, cammie, camming

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How to use camise in a sentence

The embroidered camise, or shirt, falls over the pyjamas nearly to the knee.
At the Court of the Amr|John Alfred Gray

British Dictionary definitions for camise

camise

/ (kəˈmiːz) /

noun

a loose light shirt, smock, or tunic originally worn in the Middle Ages

Word Origin for camise

C19: from Arabic qamīs, from Late Latin camīsia

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