chemise

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English [edit]

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Etymology [edit]

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 *hamiþijan (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.

Pronunciation [edit]

  • (UK) IPA: /ʃəˈmiːz/

Noun [edit]

chemise (plural chemises)

  1. (historical) A loose shirtlike undergarment, especially for women.
  2. A short nightdress, or similar piece of lingerie.
  3. A woman's dress that fits loosely; a chemise dress.
  4. A wall that lines the face of a bank or earthwork.

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French [edit]

Etymology [edit]

See chemise above.

Pronunciation [edit]

Noun [edit]

chemise f (plural chemises)

  1. a shirt

Old French [edit]

Etymology [edit]

Latin camisia.

Noun [edit]

chemise f (oblique plural chemises, nominative singular chemise, nominative plural chemises)

  1. shirt; overshirt