chemisette
a woman's garment of linen, lace, or the like, worn, toward the end of the Victorian era, over a low-cut or open bodice to cover the neck and breast.
Origin of chemisette
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How to use chemisette in a sentence
A chemisette of the finest cambric appeared within the bodice, and covered the bosom.
The Hour and the Man | Harriet MartineauHer brocade bodice trimmed with jet would partly cover her white chemisette.
The Four Corners Abroad | Amy Ella Blanchardchemisette of lace, finished at the throat with a fulled band and petite ruffle.
Almost at every turn the white chemisette of the brook bird glinted from some grey stone and went piping before us up stream.
Poachers and Poaching | John WatsonShe wore a gown of cambric, covered with narrow pink stripes, and cut low at the throat, so as to display a muslin chemisette.
The Country Doctor | Honore de Balzac
British Dictionary definitions for chemisette
/ (ˌʃɛmɪˈzɛt) /
an underbodice of lawn, lace, etc, worn to fill in a low-cut dress
Origin of chemisette
1Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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