chemisette

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A cambric chemisette with small plaits, a raised collar of two frills very finely plaited, and edged with a very narrow valenciennes.

From Harper's New Monthly Magazine No. XVI.?September, 1851?Vol. III. by Various

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

Below, and two or three inches from the edge of the chemisette, is attached a variously coloured petticoat of very bright hues.

From Adventures in the Philippine Islands by La Gironière, Paul P. de

It is open at the upper part, showing a chemisette of lace.

From The International Monthly, Volume 4, No. 4, November 1, 1851 by Various

Cambric chemisette, made quite up to the throat, and cambric under-sleeves.

From Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol. 3, July, 1851 by Various