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chemise

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che·mise  (sh-mz)
n.
1. A woman's loose, shirtlike undergarment.
2. A loosely fitting dress that hangs straight; a shift.

[Middle English, from Old French, shirt, from Late Latin camisia, from Late Greek kamision, probably of Semitic origin; see qm in Semitic roots.]

chemise [shem-meez]
Noun
a woman's old-fashioned loose-fitting slip or dress [Late Latin camisa]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.chemisechemise - a woman's sleeveless undergarment    
shoulder strap, strap - a band that goes over the shoulder and supports a garment or bag
undergarment, unmentionable - a garment worn under other garments
2.chemise - a loose-fitting dress hanging straight from the shoulders without a waist
dress, frock - a one-piece garment for a woman; has skirt and bodice


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Timokhin, kept awake by the pain in his wounded leg, gazed with wide-open eyes at this strange apparition of a girl in a white chemise, dressing jacket, and nightcap.
She took them in her little chemise, as she had no bathing suit, and afterwards her nurse dressed her in the cabin of a customs officer, which was used for that purpose by other bathers.
Then the aged stranger, who had not uttered one word since his arrival, arose from his seat and deliberately laid off his outer clothing, looking as angular in his flannels as the late Signorina Festorazzi, an Irish woman, six feet in height, and weighing fifty- six pounds, who used to exhibit herself in her chemise to the people of San Francisco.
 
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