Chemise - Dictionary Definition and Overview

Chemise :  (noun)
1: a woman's sleeveless undergarment [syn: shimmy, shift, slip, teddies, teddy]
2: a loose-fitting dress hanging straight from the shoulders without a waist [syn: sack, shift]

Based on WordNet 2.0

Chemise : \Che*mise"\, n. [F., shirt, fr. LL. camisa, camisia, shirt, thin dress; cf. G. hemd, or OIr. caimmse sort of garment. Cf. Camis.] 1. A shift, or undergarment, worn by women.

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

Based on WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003)

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