Camisole
['kæmɪsəʊl] or ['kæmɪsol]
Definition
(noun.) a short negligee.
(noun.) a short sleeveless undergarment for women.
Typist: Moira--From WordNet
Definition
(n.) A short dressing jacket for women.
(n.) A kind of straitjacket.
Checker: Patty
Definition
n. a sleeved jacket a woman's loose morning gown or jacket.
Editor: Samantha
Examples
- The strangest point was her dress--a stuff petticoat and a striped cotton camisole. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- To have hinted that the jupon, camisole, and curl-papers were odious objects, or indeed other than quite meritorious points, would have been a felony. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- And as to the camisole and jupon, I am not quite sure about them either. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- Mrs. O'Dowd, the good housewife, arrayed in curl papers and a camisole, felt that her duty was to act, and not to sleep, at this juncture. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
Editor: Pierre