Definition of Chemises. Meaning of Chemises. Synonyms of Chemises

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Definition of Chemises

Chemise
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. 2. A wall that lines the face of a bank or earthwork.

Meaning of Chemises from wikipedia

- wear chemises pieced from a narrow piece of rough cloth; while the rich might have voluminous chemises pieced from thin, smooth fine linen. Chemise during...
- Some chemises are suggested to have been developed from earlier motte and bailey defences, though they may not usually be referred to as chemise. In later...
- A chemise cagoule (French: [ʃəmiz kaɡul], "cowl shirt") was a heavy nightshirt worn by pious Catholic men and women during the Middle Ages in order to...
- together; they were split in the middle to make it easier to urinate. As chemises decreased in length, open drawers stopped being used. In the late 19th...
- "Tomber la chemise" (English: literally "Take Off Your Shirt" but the meaning is "Get ready to play hard") is a 1998 song by the Toulousian collective...
- black, red, blue, green, and yellow. Historically, blackwork was used on chemises, shirts or smocks in England from the time of Henry VIII. The common name...
- The Raised Chemise or The Shift Withdrawn (La Chemise enlevée ) is a small c.1770 oil-on-canvas painting by Jean-Honoré Fragonard, now in the Louvre in...
- dictator, Benito Mussolini. Its members were deemed the francistes or Chemises bleues (Blueshirts) and gave the Roman salute (a paramilitary character...
- Girl in a Chemise (French: Jeune femme en chemise) is an oil-on-canvas painting created c. 1905 by Pablo Pic****o. It is a portrait of a girl, whom experts...
- with veils and belted, fur-lined gowns open at the front to display the chemises beneath, Burgundy, 1445–1450. Isabella of Portugal, Duchess of Burgundy...