chemisette

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chemisette

/ˌʃɛmɪˈzɛt/
/ʃəˌmiˈzɛt/

noun chemisettes

An item of women's clothing, popular in the 1860s and 1870s, worn to fill in the front and neckline of any garment. [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 g

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@misc{chemisette_2026,
  title = {chemisette},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/chemisette},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}