Hypertext Webster Gateway: "chemise"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Chemise \Che*mise"\, n. [F., shirt, fr. LL. camisa, camisia,
shirt, thin dress; cf. G. hemd, or OIr. caimmse sort of
garment. Cf. {Camis}.]
1. A shift, or undergarment, worn by women.
2. A wall that lines the face of a bank or earthwork.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
chemise
n 1: a woman's sleeveless undergarment [syn: {shimmy}, {shift}, {slip},
{teddies}, {teddy}]
2: a loose-fitting dress hanging straight from the shoulders
without a waist [syn: {sack}, {shift}]
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