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noun
A loose shirtlike undergarment, especially for women.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: historical
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noun
A short nightdress, or similar piece of lingerie.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
A woman's dress that fits loosely; a chemise dress.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
A wall that lines the face of a bank or earthwork.
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noun
a loose-fitting dress hanging straight from the shoulders without a waist
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: sack, shift
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Broader terms: dress, frock
noun
a woman's sleeveless undergarment
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: shimmy, shift, slip, teddy
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Broader terms: undergarment, unmentionable
History
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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