chemise

[ shuh-meez ]

/ ʃəˈmiz /

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noun

a woman's loose-fitting, shirtlike undergarment.

(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.

a revetment for an earth embankment.

Words related to chemise

shirt, shift, lingerie, dress, smock, camisole, chemisette

Words nearby chemise

chemico-, chemigraphy, chemiluminescence, chemin de fer, chemiosmosis, chemise, chemisette, chemism, chemisorb, chemisorption, chemist

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

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Examples from the Web for chemise

"A little longer than your chemise," answered Erik promptly.
Pelle the Conqueror, Complete|Martin Anderson Nexo
At I were laid the foundations of the donjon—partly on ancient masonry—a donjon defended by a chemise and ditch.
Annals of a Fortress|E. Viollet-le-Duc
The son was entirely nude, but the daughter was allowed to retain her chemise.
The Nation's Peril|Anonymous
Sire, simply that the person who threw Susy d'Orsel out of the window was wearing that chemise.
A Royal Prisoner|Pierre Souvestre

It can be made of some very fine wool or silk, and falls over the chemise clear to her feet.
Life on a Mediaeval Barony|William Stearns Davis

British Dictionary definitions for chemise

chemise

/ (ʃəˈmiːz) /

noun

an unwaisted loose-fitting dress hanging straight from the shoulders

a loose shirtlike undergarment

Also called: shift

Word Origin for chemise

C14: from Old French: shirt, from Late Latin camisa, perhaps of Celtic origin

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