Chemise

  • 51chemise — noun Etymology: Middle English, shirt, from Anglo French, from Late Latin camisia Date: 13th century 1. a woman s one piece undergarment 2. a loose straight hanging dress …

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  • 52chemise — /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… …

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  • 53chemise — noun /ʃəˈmiːz/ a) A loose shirtlike undergarment, especially for women. b) A short nightdress, or similar piece of lingerie …

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  • 54chemise — A square of gauze fastened to a catheter passed through its center; used to retain a tampon packed around the catheter inserted into a wound, such as that resulting from a perineal resection. [Fr. shirt] …

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  • 55chemise — (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. shift. see dress, lingerie …

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  • 56chemise — che|mise [ʃəˈmi:z] n [Date: 1200 1300; : Old French; Origin: shirt , from Latin camisia] 1.) a piece of women s underwear for the top half of the body 2.) a simple dress that hangs straight from a woman s shoulders …

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  • 57chemise — che|mise [ ʃə miz ] noun count a long loose dress or piece of underwear, worn by women …

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  • 58chemise — che·mise || ʃɪ miːz n. camisole, loose fitting woman s undergarment …

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  • 59chemise — [ʃə 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 …

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  • 60chemise — n. Shift, smock …

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