chemise

English

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Etymology

From Middle English, from Anglo-Norman chemés (“shirt”), Old French chainse, chamisae (“linen clothes, undergarment”), from Latin camisa, camisia (“shirt, undergarment, nightgown”), of Germanic origin (possibly via Transalpine Gaulish), 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

• (UK) IPA: /ʃəˈmiːz/

Noun

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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Bulgarian: женска риза (bg)

Derived terms

• chemisette

Anagrams

• schemie

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Anglo-Norman

Noun

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

1. shirt; overshirt

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French

Etymology

See above chemise.

Pronunciation

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• IPA: /ʃə.miz/, SAMPA: /S@.miz/

Noun

chemise f. (plural chemises)

1. a shirt

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Old French

Etymology

Latin camisia

Noun

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

1. a shirt