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English
Etymology
Borrowed from French chemisette.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌʃɛmɪˈzɛt/, /ʃəˌmiˈzɛt/
Noun
chemisette (plural chemisettes)
- 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
Etymology
From chemise + -ette.
Pronunciation
Noun
chemisette f (plural chemisettes)
- camisole
- (Belgium) tank top
- Synonyms: (France) débardeur, (Switzerland, Quebec) camisole
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