chemisette
Example Sentences
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In proof thereof she showed me a silver peso that the Virgin left tied up in one corner of her chemisette.
From The Mystery of The Barranca by Herman Whitaker
They wear the embroidered chemisette, with its snow-white frills, and the blueish reboso, gracefully arranged, so as to conceal neck, bosom, arms, and, in some cases of coquetry, even the face!
From The White Chief A Legend of Northern Mexico by L. Evans
The dress of this new-comer—a flaming red “nagua,” broidered chemisette, and reboso—showed that she belonged to the poorer class of citizens.
From The White Chief A Legend of Northern Mexico by L. Evans
The full-grown bird is dressed in an exquisite perfection of barred bodice, spotted chemisette, and waved feathers edged with gray on the back.
From Love's Meinie Three Lectures on Greek and English Birds by John Ruskin
She wore a tea-gown of a sort, black and yellow, open over the soft lace of a chemisette, although a dog-collar of tiny golden sequins clasped her throat.
From Ancestors A Novel by Gertrude Franklin Horn Atherton
