chemise Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a woman's sleeveless undergarment
    shift; shimmy; teddy; slip.
  2. noun a loose-fitting dress hanging straight from the shoulders without a waist
    shift; sack.

WordNet

Che*mise" noun
Etymology
F., shirt, fr. LL. camisa, camisia, shirt, thin dress; cf. G. hemd, or Olr. coimumse sort of garment. Cf. Camis.
Definitions
  1. A shift, or undergarment, worn by women.
  2. A wall that lines the face of a bank or earthwork.

Webster 1913