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chemise.

shirt (that opens in the front)

7 characters3 syllables approx.Français language

Meaning & usage

noun/ʃə.miz/
  1. shirt (that opens in the front)

    feminine
  2. folder (office supplies)

    feminine
  3. chemise (wall-enforcing earthwork)

    feminine
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Old French chemise, from Late Latin camisia, from Proto-West Germanic *hamiþi (“shirt”).

verb/ʃə.miz/
  1. inflection of chemiser: first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive

    first-person · form-of · indicative · present · singular · subjunctive · third-person
  2. inflection of chemiser: second-person singular imperative

    form-of · imperative · second-person · singular
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