chemisette
Example Sentences
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Theirs the traditional costume of the Thuringian female peasant—a dark skirt, and white, short-sleeved chemisette, a blue apron and the daintiest of white silk kerchiefs, fringed sparsely and brocaded abundantly with red roses.
From A War-time Journal, Germany 1914 and German Travel Notes by Jephson, Harriet Julia Campbell, Lady
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 Atherton, Gertrude Franklin Horn
A little laced bodice and white chemisette completed the dress.
From Patty's Social Season by Wells, Carolyn
It is open at the upper part, showing a chemisette of lace.
From The International Monthly, Volume 4, No. 4, November 1, 1851 by Various
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 Evans, L.
