chemise
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The bustles underpin the distinctive chemise à la reine that was popularized by fashion icon Marie Antoinette, with its cloud of white ruffles around a low neckline, sashed at the waist.
From Slate • Jul. 21, 2025
A 36-year-old Algiers native, with a prodigious beard and an ankle-length orange chemise covering his giant build, Omar was well acquainted with the discrepancy between his country’s size and its reputation.
From Washington Post • Apr. 22, 2022
A man’s shirt, une chemise, is feminine, but a woman’s shirt, un chemisier, is masculine.
From The New Yorker • Aug. 1, 2016
With rayon chemise packed and flight socks at the ready, Gail's plans were close to completion, it seemed.
From The Guardian • Feb. 16, 2013
Would you have a casket and a ceremony for just a chemise?
From "The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate" by Jacqueline Kelly
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