chemisette
Example Sentences
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A jupe of fine embroidered muslin is worn below this, and a chemisette of the same completes the corsage.
From Godey's Lady's Book, Vol. XLII., May 1851 by Various
On the women we observe the graceful rebozo, the short nagua, and the embroidered chemisette.
From The Scalp Hunters by F.A. Stewart
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 robe of emerald Genoa velvet, with an open bodice, laced over a chemisette of fine-wrought Mechlin lace.
From Eventide A Series of Tales and Poems by Effie Afton
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
