Chemise Definition

shə-mēz
chemises
noun
chemises
A woman's undergarment somewhat like a loose, short slip.
Webster's New World
A loosely fitting dress that hangs straight; a shift.
American Heritage
Webster's New World

A short nightdress, or similar piece of lingerie.

Wiktionary

A wall that lines the face of a bank or earthwork.

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Other Word Forms of Chemise

Noun

Singular:
chemise
Plural:
chemises

Origin of Chemise

  • From Middle English, from Anglo-Norman chemés (“shirt”), Old French chainse, chamisae (“linen clothes, undergarment”), from Latin camisa, camisia (“shirt, undergarment, nightgown”), from Proto-Germanic *hamiþiją (“clothes, shirt, skirt”), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱam- (“cover, clothes”). Cognate with Old High German hemidi (German Hemd, “shirt”), Old English hemeþe (“shirt”), ham (“undergarment”), hama (“covering, dress, garment”). More at hame.

    From Wiktionary

  • Middle English from Old French shirt from Late Latin camisia probably ultimately (perhaps via Gaulish) of Germanic origin; akin to German Hemd shirt

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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