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chemise

Pronunciation: /ʃə.miz/

“chemise” is a French word. Its 3 meanings in English:

noun

  1. shirt (that opens in the front)
  2. folder (office supplies)
  3. chemise (wall-enforcing earthwork)

In French

  1. Vêtement en linge ou en laine qu’on porte sur la chair, couvrant le buste et les bras.
  2. Morceau de toile qui sert d’enveloppe à certaines marchandises, telles que la soie, le drap, etc.
  3. Feuille de papier qui renferme et qui couvre d’autres papiers.
  4. Crépi, revêtement de maçonnerie, enveloppe de mortier, etc.
  5. Enveloppe d’un aliment pour le cuire ou le présenter.
  6. Cylindre creux de métal qui, introduit dans une lumière, en ajuste l’alésage.
  7. Mur de protection entourant un élément fortifié.

Etymology

Inherited from Old French chemise, from Late Latin camisia, from Proto-West Germanic *hamiþi (“shirt”).

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