cami-comb. form
/ˈkamɪnɪkəz/, U.S. /ˈkæmiˌnɪkərz/. 1. Abbreviated form of camisole n. 2b, used in combinations, as cami-skirt.
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1908 in C. W. Cunnington English Women's Clothes (1952) ii. 84 The cami-skirt, worn over the corsets, has its skirt usually divided into two.
2.
cami-bocker n. [ < (knicker)bocker]
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the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > underwear > [noun] > combined clothing for upper or lower parts of body
combination1684
union suit1868
combination garment1884
combi1891
pantywaist1910
cami-knickers1915
cami-petticoat1923
teddy1924
cami-bocker1926
corselette1926
combs1931
all-in-one1939
body stocking1964
teddy bear1978
1926 Good Housek. July 58 Cami-bocker in cotton crêpon.
cami-knickers n. (also cami-knicks) an undergarment which combines camisole and knickers.
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the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > underwear > [noun] > combined clothing for upper or lower parts of body
combination1684
union suit1868
combination garment1884
combi1891
pantywaist1910
cami-knickers1915
cami-petticoat1923
teddy1924
cami-bocker1926
corselette1926
combs1931
all-in-one1939
body stocking1964
teddy bear1978
1915 Home Chat 30 Oct. 229 My new cami-knickers.
1930 T. S. Eliot tr. ‘St.-J. Perse’ Anabasis 37 The girls' camiknickers hanging at the windows.
1937 E. Partridge Dict. Slang 122/2 Cami-knicks.
1952 B. Hamilton So Sad, so Fresh iv. 35 How are the cami-knicks coming along, Miss Demarest?
1966 Punch 5 Jan. 20/3 Her dress falls off to reveal eau-de-nil camiknickers.
cami-petticoat n.
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the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > underwear > [noun] > combined clothing for upper or lower parts of body
combination1684
union suit1868
combination garment1884
combi1891
pantywaist1910
cami-knickers1915
cami-petticoat1923
teddy1924
cami-bocker1926
corselette1926
combs1931
all-in-one1939
body stocking1964
teddy bear1978
1923 Daily Mail 2 May 1 Cami-petticoats made of..heavy Artificial Silk Stockinette.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1933; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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