chemisette.
An item of women's clothing, popular in the 1860s and 1870s, worn to fill in the front and neckline of any garment.
Meaning & usage
An item of women's clothing, popular in the 1860s and 1870s, worn to fill in the front and neckline of any garment.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *hamô Proto-West Germanic *hamō Proto-West Germanic *-iþi Proto-West Germanic *hamiþibor. Late Latin camisia Old French chemise French chemise Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Italic *-tosder.? Late Latin -ittus Old French -et Middle French -et French -etder. French -ette French chemisettebor. English chemisette Borrowed from French chemisette.
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