Meaning of chemise

che•mise

Pronunciation: (shu-mēz'), [key]

— n.

a woman's loose-fitting, shirtlike undergarment.
(in women's fashions) a dress designed to hang straight from the shoulders and fit loosely at the waist, sometimes more tightly at the hip.
a revetment for an earth embankment.

Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.

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chemise (Thesaurus)

chemin de fer chemisette

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