Chemisette
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This section is from the "A Complete Dictionary of Dry Goods" book, by George S. Cole. Also available from Amazon: A complete dictionary of dry goods and history of silk, cotton, linen, wool and other fibrous substances,: Including a full explanation of the modern processes ... together with various useful tables.
Chemisette
Chemisette. [Diminutive of chemise]. An article used by ladies for covering the neck, made of some light fabric, as lace or cambric, usually worn under a waist cut low, in imitation of the exposed portion of a man's shirt bosom.
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