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camisole|ˈkæmɪsəʊl| [a. F. camisole, ad. Sp. camisola, dim. of camisa shirt: see chemise.] ‖1. A kind of sleeved jacket or jersey.
1816Gentl. Mag. LXXXVI. i. 213 They wore short camisoles, huzar-sabres. 1828G. W. Bridges Ann. Jamaica II. xiii. 121 Columbus found..a multitude..naked, or clothed only in a species of camisole. 2. a. A loose jacket worn by women when dressed in negligée.
1848Thackeray Van. Fair II. v. 56 Mrs. O'Dowd the good house-wife, arrayed in curl-papers and a camisole. 1857C. Brontë Professor I. viii. 134 She seldom wore a gown—only a shabby cotton camisole. b. An underbodice, often embroidered and trimmed with lace. Also attrib.
1866in A. Adburgham Shops & Shopping (1964) xii. 133 (Advt.), 2 Long-cloth petticoats..3 camisoles. 1895Army & Navy Co-op. Soc. Price List 1062 Tucked Camisoles. 1903Daily Chron. 14 Mar. 8/4 There are many camisole patterns. 1906Ibid. 7 May 11/6 Camisole machinists. 1916Sphere 19 Aug. p. vi/1 Cambric and nainsook combinations are..becoming obsolete, the camisole-knicker or camisole-chemise taking their place. 3. A strait-jacket, formerly put upon lunatics.
1881in Syd. Soc. Lex. |