Definition of chemise Chemise

/ʃʌmiˈz/ - [shumeez] - che•mise

We found 11 definitions of chemise from 6 different sources.

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What does chemise mean?

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WordNet by Princeton University

Noun

Plural: chemises

chemise - a woman's sleeveless undergarment
  shimmy, shift, slip, teddy
  undergarment, unmentionable a garment worn under other garments
chemise - a loose-fitting dress hanging straight from the shoulders without a waist
  sack, shift
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • chemise (n.)
    A shift, or undergarment, worn by women.
  • chemise (n.)
    A wall that lines the face of a bank or earthwork.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

  • chemise
    she-mēz′, n. a woman's shirt or sark, a smock or shift.—n. Chemisette′, a kind of bodice worn by women, the lace or muslin which fills up the open front of a woman's dress. [Fr. chemise—Low L. camisia, a nightgown, surplice.]

Military DictionaryMilitary Dictionary and Gazetteer 💥

  • chemise
    In mediæval fortification, an additional escarp or counter-guard wall, covering the lower part of the escarp.

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