camisole

[kam-uh-sohl]

noun

1. Also called cami. a short garment worn underneath a sheer bodice to conceal the underwear.

2. a woman's negligee jacket.

3. a sleeved jacket or jersey once worn by men.

4. a straitjacket with long sleeves.

camisole

/ ˈkæmɪˌsəʊl /

noun

1. a woman's underbodice with shoulder straps, originally designed as a cover for a corset

2. a woman's dressing jacket or short negligée

3. (modifier) resembling a camisole (the underbodice), as in fitting snugly around the bust and having a straight neckline

   a camisole slip

   a camisole top

Word History and Origins

Origin of camisole¹

First recorded in 1810–20; from French, from Provençal camisola; equivalent to camis(a) (from Late Latin camīsa “shirt”; chemise ) + -ola noun suffix; -ule

Word History and Origins

Origin of camisole¹

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

Example Sentences

People started lining up outside appliance outlets and department stores, risking life and limb to get their sweaty hands on one of the limited-quantity, only-while-supplies-last TVs, power tools, personal computers or designer camisoles.

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“You might have five or six black camisoles. What does that tell you? You need to stop buying black camisoles.”

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Pair them with a sheer camisole for a look that’s “fun and edgy.”

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Carucci looks at ease in their purple camisole, green basketball shorts and house shoes.

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After the show, Ms. Roberson, the sunny M.C. dressed in orange bell bottoms and a black camisole, talked about the convention-challenging content of the Suffragettes’ songs compared with popular country music.

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