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

The chemisette is of lace, to match that upon the skirt, and is fastened at the throat by a simple knot of pink ribbon.

From Godey's Lady's Book, Vol. 42, January, 1851 by Various

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

From The Scalp Hunters by Stewart, F.A.

Her robe, made of grey bolting-cloth, was slashed with a red front-piece, that partly covered her white and starched chemisette.

From The Pocket Bible or Christian the Printer A Tale of the Sixteenth Century by Sue, Eug?ne

To this chemisette are added immensely wide short sleeves.

From The Philippine Islands by Foreman, John