chemisette
Example Sentences
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On the women we observe the graceful rebozo, the short nagua, and the embroidered chemisette.
From The Scalp Hunters by F.A. Stewart
The chemisette is composed of alternate rows of narrow plaits and insertion, and is edged with muslin embroidery to correspond.
From Godey's Lady's Book, Vol. 42, January, 1851 by Various
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
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
Opposite to him sat a secretary whose fluffy hair, neat white chemisette, and tender years gave her an appearance of helpless fragility in front of the powerful and ruthless celebrity.
From The Regent by Arnold Bennett
