chemisette

American  

[shem-uh-zet] / ˌʃɛm əˈzɛt /

noun

1. 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.

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chemisette British  

/ ˌʃɛmɪˈzɛt /

noun

1. an underbodice of lawn, lace, etc, worn to fill in a low-cut dress

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Etymology

Origin of chemisette

From French, dating back to 1800–10; see origin at chemise, -ette

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Example Sentences

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chemisette

The women were no less conspicuous; draped in the graceful sebazo, the short vogna, and the finely embroidered chemisette.

From Seven and Nine years Among the Camanches and Apaches An Autobiography by Clark Johnson M.D.

She wore a tea-gown of a sort, black and yellow, open over the soft lace of a chemisette, although a dog-collar of tiny golden sequins clasped her throat.

From Ancestors A Novel by Gertrude Franklin Horn Atherton

Below, and two or three inches from the edge of the chemisette, is attached a variously coloured petticoat of very bright hues.

From Adventures in the Philippine Islands by Paul P. de La Gironière

The chemisette is of lace, to match that upon the skirt, and is fastened at the throat by a simple knot of pink ribbon.

From Godey's Lady's Book, Vol. 42, January, 1851 by Various

She has a pearl necklace and earrings, with a high plaited chemisette up to the necklace; and four rows of pearls, with a yellow bow, round the sleeve.

From Notes and Queries, Number 56, November 23, 1850 by Various

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