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Chemise

//ʃəˈmiːz// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A loose shirtlike undergarment, especially for women. historical
  2. 2
    a loose-fitting dress hanging straight from the shoulders without a waist wordnet
  3. 3
    A short nightdress, or similar piece of lingerie.
  4. 4
    a woman's sleeveless undergarment wordnet
  5. 5
    A woman's dress that fits loosely; a chemise dress.
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  1. 6
    A wall that lines the face of a bank or earthwork.

Etymology

From French chemise, from Old French chemise, from Late Latin camisa, camisia ("shirt, undergarment, nightgown"; whence Old English cemes (“shirt”)), from Proto-West Germanic *hamiþi (“shirt”) (whence Old English hemeþe, Old High German hemidi, modern German Hemd (“shirt”)), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ḱam- (“cover, clothes”). Cognate also with Saterland Frisian Hoamd (“shirt”), Dutch hemd (“shirt”), Old English ham (“undergarment”), hama (“covering, dress, garment”). See also shimmy, from a dialectal variant. More at hame.

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