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Meanings of chemise in English

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A woman's sleeveless undergarment.

      сорочка
      Usage of chemise in English
      1
      The chemise in particular showed a strong disposition to hug her breasts.
      The irish devil
      2
      Off came the ruffled petticoat and little chemise edged with fine lace.
      The Christmas Angel
      3
      She let her chemise slip downwards with a calm and beneficent grace.
      A Mummer's Tale
      4
      She shook out the chemise and displayed it to Marotte's critical eye.
      All souls' rising
      5
      Inside it was a blond woman attired in a flowing chemise gown.
      Time After Time
      6
      Cleaving that cloud, he shuddered, as though he were raising her chemise.
      The Man Who Laughs: A Romance of English History
      7
      She tugged her chemise over her head, heedless of any scattered buttons.
      The devil she knows
      8
      She was dressed in a white long-sleeved chemise, and she was weeping.
      The thirteenth tale: a novel
      9
      Through the gap in her blouse he saw the white of her chemise.
      Jean-Christophe, Volume I
      10
      Whether she was in her chemise or in full dress did not matter.
      Four Short Stories By Emile Zola
      11
      He slipped his hand inside her chemise and cupped her breast.
      The devil she knows
      12
      They came in, three women, simply dressed in chemise and flowered cotton bloomers.
      The Luck of Thirteen: Wanderings and Flight through Montenegro a...
      13
      The realization that her chemise had disappeared slowly crystallized; something inside her relaxed.
      Secrets of a Perfect Night
      14
      The first-communion chemise was of fine white linen and trimmed with crochet lace.
      The Path of Life
      15
      A very short white silk chemise was to be seen under the corset.
      A Woman's Journey Round the World / From Vienna to Brazil, Chili...
      16
      Chanele had gone to bed, in her chemise, which wasn't made of cambric.
      Melnitz
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