chemisette

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English

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French chemisette.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˌʃɛmɪˈzɛt/, /ʃəˌmiˈzɛt/

Noun

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chemisette (plural chemisettes)

  1. An item of women's clothing, popular in the 1860s and 1870s, worn to fill in the front and neckline of any garment.
    • 1831, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], chapter VIII, in Romance and Reality. [], volume II, London: Henry Colburn and Richard Bentley, [], →OCLC, page 122:
      [Of Italian peasants] And then their dress—the fine plaited chemisette close round the throat—the long gold ear-rings, those indispensables of their toilette—the black velvet boddice, showing the figure to such advantage, laced with gold and coloured silks—the full petticoat—the apron trimmed with gay ribands; all put on so neatly, and with such a fine taste for harmony of colouring.

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French

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Etymology

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From chemise +‎ -ette.

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Noun

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chemisette f (plural chemisettes)

  1. camisole
  2. (Belgium) tank top
    Synonyms: (France) débardeur, (Switzerland, Quebec) camisole

Descendants

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  • English: chemisette

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