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chemise

[shuh-meez] / ʃəˈmiz /


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The bustles underpin the distinctive chemise à la reine that was popularized by fashion icon Marie Antoinette, with its cloud of white ruffles around a low neckline, sashed at the waist.

From Slate • Jul. 21, 2025

A 36-year-old Algiers native, with a prodigious beard and an ankle-length orange chemise covering his giant build, Omar was well acquainted with the discrepancy between his country’s size and its reputation.

From Washington Post • Apr. 22, 2022

Elle faisait référence à une femme à Nice qui a été obligé de retirer sa chemise à la plage.

From New York Times • Sep. 2, 2016

In the first, my 76-year-old father is standing in a hospital lobby in a sheer, sleeveless chemise and red skirt.

From The Guardian • Jun. 4, 2016

Would you have a casket and a ceremony for just a chemise?

From "The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate" by Jacqueline Kelly




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