chemise
Americannoun
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a woman's loose-fitting, shirtlike undergarment.
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(in women's fashions) a dress designed to hang straight from the shoulders and fit loosely at the waist, sometimes more tightly at the hip.
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a revetment for an earth embankment.
noun
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an unwaisted loose-fitting dress hanging straight from the shoulders
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a loose shirtlike undergarment
Etymology
Origin of chemise
before 1050; Middle English < Anglo-French, Old French: shirt < Late Latin camīsa linen undergarment, shirt; replacing Middle English kemes, Old English cemes < Late Latin camīsa
Example Sentences
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A 36-year-old Algiers native, with a prodigious beard and an ankle-length orange chemise covering his giant build, Omar was well acquainted with the discrepancy between his country’s size and its reputation.
From Washington Post
In one scene, for instance, Daphne Bridgerton's back is cut and bruised from her too-tight corset, but Regency women would have worn a chemise — a linen undergarment — against their skin to prevent this from happening.
From Salon
The model recently took to Instagram where she rocked a black satin and lace chemise highlighting her coveted curves.
From Fox News
It’s a world of corsets, stays and chemises.
From New York Times
I don’t know your favorite costume, but the embroidered salmon chemise was delectable.
From Los Angeles Times
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