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Definition of Chemises
1. chemise [n] - See also: chemise
Lexicographical Neighbors of Chemises
Literary usage of Chemises
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Memoirs of Constant, the Emperor Napoleon's Head Valet: Containing Details by Louis Constant Wairy, Louis Constant Wairy Constant, Percy Pinkerton (1896)
"... of Napoleon's mother—Her lady companion at a thousand francs per annum—She
economises the sugar—She cuts out her own chemises—Cardinal ..."
2. The Miscellaneous and Posthumous Works of Henry Thomas Buckle by Henry Thomas Buckle (1872)
"On ne portait alors que les chemises de serge, et on les quittait pour se coucher.
Cependant nous ne croyons pas que l'usage indécent de coucher sans ..."
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