chemisette

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She wore a tea-gown of a sort, black and yellow, open over the soft lace of a chemisette, although a dog-collar of tiny golden sequins clasped her throat.

From Ancestors A Novel by Atherton, Gertrude Franklin Horn

On the women we observe the graceful rebozo, the short nagua, and the embroidered chemisette.

From The Scalp Hunters by Stewart, F.A.

This loose waist or chemisette is sometimes white and sometimes colored.

From Fil and Filippa Story of Child Life in the Philippines by Petersham, Miska

A chemisette of the finest cambric appeared within the bodice, and covered the bosom.

From The Hour and the Man, An Historical Romance by Martineau, Harriet

On the neck is worn a chemisette of lace.

From The International Magazine, Volume 2, No. 2, January, 1851 by Various