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What (who) is chemise - definition
LOOSE-FITTING, STRAIGHT-HANGING SHIRTLIKE UNDERWEAR WITH OR WITHOUT SLEEVE
Shift (clothing); Syrce; Chemise (lingerie); Shift (garment)
chemise
(chemises)
A chemise is a long, loose piece of underwear worn by women in former times.
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chemise
[??'mi:z]
¦ noun
1. a dress hanging straight from the shoulders, popular in the 1920s.
2. a woman's loose-fitting undergarment or nightdress.
Origin
ME: from OFr., from late L. camisia 'shirt or nightgown'.
Chemise
·noun A shift, or undergarment, worn by women.
II. Chemise ·noun A wall that lines the face of a bank or earthwork.
Wikipedia
Chemise
A chemise or shift is a classic smock, or a modern type of women's undergarment or dress. Historically, a chemise was a simple garment worn next to the skin to protect clothing from sweat and body oils, the precursor to the modern shirts commonly worn in Western nations.
Examples of use of chemise
1. I was dressed entirely in black – high heels, shorts, a chemise top, jacket and matching lingerie.
2. Next summer marks the return of the chemise, that shapeless dress which hides all virtues and most sins.
3. The chemise, the cropped boxy jacket, the bell skirt, the angel sleeve blouse, an eyelet something,‘‘ he said Wednesday. – Anna Sui: Sui took her audience to a bizarre Alice in Wonderland‘‘ tea party that was crashed by some punk pirates.