camisole

[ kam-uh-sohl ]

/ ˈkæm əˌsoʊl /

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noun

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.

Words nearby camisole

camino real, camion, camisado, camisard, camise, camisole, camlet, cammaerts, cammie, camo, camoca

Origin of camisole

1810–20; < French < Provençal camisola; equivalent to camis(a) (< Late Latin camīsa shirt; see chemise) + -ola -ule

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Examples from the Web for camisole

One night, the summer they were all 15, Cady went swimming alone, wearing nothing but a camisole, bra and underwear.
'We Were Liars': Teens Confront Their Beautiful, Rich Family's Dark Secrets|Samantha Levine|August 7, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Her pretty foot has pressed this piece of rubber; it can be conveniently sewed to the camisole and worn next the heart.
Judy of York Hill|Ethel Hume Patterson Bennett
Grace uncarded a length of ribbon, and began to thread it through the lace of the garment known to the Hostel as a camisole.
The War-Workers|E.M. Delafield
Bright pink and blue ribbons in a camisole or chemise will always look a bit garish when viewed through a thin blouse.
Appropriate Clothes for the High School Girl|Virginia M. Alexander

Then she slipped off her petticoat and camisole, and put on the muslin wrapper.
Poor Folk in Spain|Jan Gordon
A strait-jacket, indeed, is not a camisole, just as electrocution is not hanging.
A Mind That Found Itself|Clifford Whittingham Beers

British Dictionary definitions for camisole

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 necklinea camisole slip; a camisole top

Word Origin for camisole

C19: from French, from Provençal camisola, from camisa shirt, from Late Latin camīsia

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