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Definition of Camise
1. Noun. A loose shirt or tunic; originally worn in the Middle Ages.
Definition of Camise
1. a loose shirt or gown [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Camise
Literary usage of Camise
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Monthly Review by Charles William Wason (1843)
"In the days of mail armour a camise or linen tunic was worn over the mail, and
was commonly embroidered with arms. When the Comte d'Artois was slain under ..."
2. English Costume by Dion Clayton Calthrop (1906)
"This camise was worn by all classes. The upper garment was one of three kinds :
made from the neck to below the breast, including the sleeves of soft ..."
3. Costume in England: A History of Dress to the End of the Eighteenth Century by Frederick William Fairholt, Harold Arthur Lee-Dillon Dillon (1885)
"The camise of Richard I., on his effigy at Fontevraud (see vol. i., fig. 72), is
bordered with gold and raised studs. It is not, however, until we obtain ..."
4. Costume in England: A History of Dress from the Earliest Period Until the by Frederick William Fairholt (1860)
"The camise of Richard I., on his effigy at Fontevraud (see p. 81), is bordered
with gold and raised studs. It is not, however, until we obtain later ..."
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