chemisette

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An item of women’s clothing, popular in the 1860s and 1870s, worn to fill in the front and neckline of any garment

Of the items I was asked to buy, the one that gave me most trouble was a chemisette. — Kokoro by Natsume Soseki, 1914, English by Edwin McClellen, 1968.

{i} (from French) under-garment worn by women (covering the neck, shoulders and breasts)
An under-garment, worn by women, usually covering the neck, shoulders, and breast
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