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che·mise (s̸hə mēz′)

noun

  1. a woman's undergarment somewhat like a loose, short slip
  2. shift ()

Etymology: ME < OFr < LL camisia, shirt, tunic, prob. via Gaul < Gmc *chamithja- (> OE hemethe, Ger hemd, shirt) < IE base *em-, to cover, cloak > heaven

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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