chemise
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Definition of chemise
4 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included
noun
- (historical)A loose shirtlike undergarment, especially for women.
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noun
- (historical)A loose shirtlike undergarment, especially for women.
- 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.
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Etymology
From French chemise, from Old French chemise, from Late Latin camisa, camisia ("shirt, undergarment, nightgown"; whence Old English cemes (“shirt”)), from Proto-West Germanic *hamiþi (“shirt”) (whence Old English hemeþe, Old…
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From French chemise, from Old French chemise, from Late Latin camisa, camisia ("shirt, undergarment, nightgown"; whence Old English cemes (“shirt”)), from Proto-West Germanic *hamiþi (“shirt”) (whence Old English hemeþe, Old High German hemidi, modern German Hemd (“shirt”)), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ḱam- (“cover, clothes”). Cognate also with Saterland Frisian Hoamd (“shirt”), Dutch hemd (“shirt”), Old English ham (“undergarment”), hama (“covering, dress, garment”). See also shimmy, from a dialectal variant. More at hame.
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