chemisette
Example Sentences
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A little laced bodice and white chemisette completed the dress.
From Patty's Social Season by Wells, Carolyn
It was a brown and silver silk brocade with thread lace chemisette and under sleeves.
From Chicken Little Jane on the Big John by Ritchie, Lily Munsell
A chemisette of the finest cambric appeared within the bodice, and covered the bosom.
From The Hour and the Man, An Historical Romance by Martineau, Harriet
The Dresden flowered overdress was of silk, looped above a quilted satin petticoat, and a black velvet bodice laced up over a fine white muslin chemisette.
From Two Little Women by Wells, Carolyn
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
