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chemisette

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chem·i·sette  (shm-zt)
n.
1. A short sleeveless bodice, formerly worn by women.
2. A blouse front formerly worn by women; a dickey.
[French, diminutive of chemise, shirt, from Old French; see chemise.]
chemisette [ˌʃɛmɪˈzɛt]
n
(Clothing & Fashion) an underbodice of lawn, lace, etc., worn to fill in a low-cut dress
[from French, diminutive of chemise]


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In the centre of this enchanted garden Madame Nilsson, in white cashmere slashed with pale blue satin, a reticule dangling from a blue girdle, and large yellow braids carefully disposed on each side of her muslin chemisette, listened with downcast eyes to M.
The Age of Innocence by Wharton, Edith View in context
But, my dear, suppose you wear a chemisette next time, if you haven't authority enough over him to prevent his doing it again!
Miss or Mrs.? by Collins, Wilkie View in context
Lecount; they were tenderly interested in everything she looked at -- in Magdalen, in the toad on the rock-work, in the back-yard view from the window; in her own plump fair hands, -- which she rubbed softly one over the other while she spoke; in her own pretty cambric chemisette, which she had a habit of looking at complacently while she listened to others.
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