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chemisette

[shem-uh-zet] / ˌʃɛm əˈzɛt /


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In proof thereof she showed me a silver peso that the Virgin left tied up in one corner of her chemisette.

From The Mystery of The Barranca by Whitaker, Herman

She wore pink slippers, a heavy sky-blue silk skirt with trousers to match, and a yellow velvet sacque open in front, displaying a lace chemisette and a handsome turquoise necklace.

From Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 17, No. 101, May, 1876 by Various

To this chemisette are added immensely wide short sleeves.

From The Philippine Islands by Foreman, John

A silk kerchief with a bright pattern of flowers is folded loosely round her neck; her chemisette and skirt are freshly washed and ironed, her hands well tended and her hair gracefully knotted.

From The Choice of Life by Leblanc, Georgette

Theirs the traditional costume of the Thuringian female peasant—a dark skirt, and white, short-sleeved chemisette, a blue apron and the daintiest of white silk kerchiefs, fringed sparsely and brocaded abundantly with red roses.

From A War-time Journal, Germany 1914 and German Travel Notes by Jephson, Harriet Julia Campbell, Lady