chemise
pronunciation
How to pronounce chemise in British English:
UK [ʃəˈmi:z]
How to pronounce chemise in American English:
US [ʃəˈmiz]
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- Noun:
- a woman's sleeveless undergarment
- a loose-fitting dress hanging straight from the shoulders without a waist
Word Origin
- chemise (n.)
- late Old English, cemes "shirt," from Old French chemise "shirt, undertunic, shift," or directly from Late Latin camisia "shirt, tunic" (Jerome; also source of Italian camicia, Spanish camisa); originally a soldier's word, probably via Gaulish, from Proto-Germanic *hamithjan (cognates: Old Frisian hemethe, Old Saxon hemithi, Old English hemeðe, German hemd "shirt"), which is of uncertain origin (see heaven). The French form took over after c. 1200. Related: Chemisette.
Example
- 1. Anne klein a play on texture chemise .
- 2. Anne klein ruffle your feathers chemise .
- 3. She , too , was clad only in a chemise and a knitted petticoat patched with bits of old cloth .
- 4. Don 't forget the matching claire pettibone chrystal lace boyshorts and chemise .
- 5. Overseas demand brisk lose no chemise make bid at suggest level .