chemisette
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She has a pearl necklace and earrings, with a high plaited chemisette up to the necklace; and four rows of pearls, with a yellow bow, round the sleeve.
From Notes and Queries, Number 56, November 23, 1850 by Various
This loose waist or chemisette is sometimes white and sometimes colored.
From Fil and Filippa Story of Child Life in the Philippines by Miska Petersham
Her robe, made of grey bolting-cloth, was slashed with a red front-piece, that partly covered her white and starched chemisette.
From The Pocket Bible or Christian the Printer A Tale of the Sixteenth Century by Eug?ne Sue
A girl, in short bright-coloured nagua, and white chemisette without sleeves, came out into the patio, and climbed up the escalera that led to the roof.
From The White Chief A Legend of Northern Mexico by L. Evans
Below, and two or three inches from the edge of the chemisette, is attached a variously coloured petticoat of very bright hues.
From Adventures in the Philippine Islands by Paul P. de La Gironière
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