Chemise

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

chemise
    n 1: a woman's sleeveless undergarment [syn: {chemise},
         {shimmy}, {shift}, {slip}, {teddy}]
    2: a loose-fitting dress hanging straight from the shoulders
       without a waist [syn: {chemise}, {sack}, {shift}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Chemise \Che*mise"\, n. [F., shirt, fr. LL. camisa, camisia,
   shirt, thin dress; cf. G. hemd, or OIr. caimmse sort of
   garment. Cf. {Camis}.]
   1. A shift, or undergarment, worn by women.
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   2. A wall that lines the face of a bank or earthwork.
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