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chemise
/ʃəˈmiːz/
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What does chemise mean?
noun
- A short nightdress, or similar piece of lingerie.
- A woman's dress that fits loosely; a chemise dress.
- A wall that lines the face of a bank or earthwork.
More meanings (1)
noun
- (historical) A loose shirtlike undergarment, especially for women.
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IPA pronunciation
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Her clothing was a long petticoat of thick cotton cloth, and a very short chemise, not reaching to her waist.
He was clad in a woman’s chemise, which allowed his hairy breast and his bare arms, bristling with gray hair, to be seen.
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She undressed, and before she threw herself upon her bed in her chemise, she frowned at herself for a long while in her looking-glass.
She shook out a petticoat, with a hand-wrought ruffle a foot deep, then an old-fashioned chemise the neck and sleeve work of which was elaborate and perfectly wrought.
Then he pulled off his shirt, and put on his pit-singlet, a vest of thick flannel cut low round the neck, and with short sleeves like a chemise.