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chemise |
2 definitions found 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 1.6 [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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