CAMISOLE Definition & Meaning

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camisole

[ kam-uh-sohl ]

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noun

Also called ��·�� [kam, -ee] . a short garment worn underneath a sheer bodice to conceal the underwear.
a woman's negligee jacket.
a sleeved jacket or jersey once worn by men.
a straitjacket with long sleeves.

camisole

/ ˈ��æ��ɪˌ��əʊ�� /

noun

a woman's underbodice with shoulder straps, originally designed as a cover for a corset
a woman's dressing jacket or short negligée
modifier resembling a camisole (the underbodice), as in fitting snugly around the bust and having a straight neckline
a camisole slip
a camisole top

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of camisole¹

First recorded in 1810–20; from French, from �ʰ��Ǳ��ç�� camisola; equivalent to camis(a) (from Late Latin ��ī�� “s�󾱰��”; chemise ) + -ola noun suffix; -ule

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of camisole¹

C19: from French, from �ʰ��Ǳ��ç�� camisola, from camisa shirt, from Late Latin ��ī��

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“You might have five or six black camisoles. What does that tell you? You need to stop buying black camisoles.”

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Pair them with a sheer camisole for a look that’s “fun and edgy.”

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Carucci looks at ease in their purple camisole, green basketball shorts and house shoes.

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After the show, Ms. Roberson, the sunny M.C. dressed in orange bell bottoms and a black camisole, talked about the convention-challenging content of the Suffragettes’ songs compared with popular country music.

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I had my camisoles and underthings laid out to iron next when I heard a horse in the yard.

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