chemise

Meaning

1. (historical) A loose shirtlike undergarment, especially for women.
2. A short nightdress, or similar piece of lingerie.
3. A woman's dress that fits loosely; a chemise dress.
4. A wall that lines the face of a bank or earthwork.

Synonyms

shift

slip

teddy

shirt

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camisole

sack

shimmy

singlet

half-slip

negligee

smock

teddies

lingerie

underskirt

underwear

petticoat

Translations

camisa

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Hemd

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Unterkleid

pelerin

Frauenhemd

Unterrock

chemise de nuit

kombinezon

κομπινεζόν

γυναικείο εσώρουχο

το πουκάμισο

το νυχτικό

chemise

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lingerie

maillot de corps

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ʃəˈmiːz/

Etymology

Cognate with Old English: cemes

Cognate with Old English: hemeþe

Cognate with Old High German: hemidi

Cognate with German: Hemd

Cognate with Saterland Frisian: Hoamd

Cognate with Dutch: hemd

Cognate with Old English: ham

In summary

From French chemise, from Old French chemise, from Late Latin camisa, camisia ("shirt, undergarment, nightgown"; whence Old English cemes (“shirt”)), from Proto-West Germanic *hamiþi (“shirt”) (whence Old English hemeþe, Old High German hemidi, modern German Hemd (“shirt”)), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ḱam- (“cover, clothes”).
Cognate also with Saterland Frisian Hoamd (“shirt”), Dutch hemd (“shirt”), Old English ham (“undergarment”), hama (“covering, dress, garment”). See also shimmy, from a dialectal variant. More at hame.