CHEMISE


Meaning of CHEMISE in English

/sheuh meez"/ , n.

1. a woman's loose-fitting, shirtlike undergarment.

2. (in women's fashions) a dress designed to hang straight from the shoulders and fit loosely at the waist, sometimes more tightly at the hip.

3. a revetment for an earth embankment.

[ bef. 1050; ME camisa linen undergarment, shirt; r. ME kemes, OE cemes camisa ]

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