chemise : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: chemise	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for chemise
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
chemise n a woman's sleeveless undergarment [syn: chemise, shimmy, shift, slip, teddy] a loose-fitting dress hanging straight from the shoulders without a waist Synonym(s): chemise, sack, shift
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Chemise \Che*mise"\, n. [F., shirt, fr. LL. camisa, camisia, shirt, thin dress; cf. G. hemd, or OIr. caimmse sort of garment. Cf. {Camis}.] 1. A shift, or undergarment, worn by women. 2. A wall that lines the face of a bank or earthwork.