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# chemise

noun (chemise, chemises)

«chemise» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A loose, simple dress or a woman's undergarment like a long shirt, worn in the past under other clothes. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/chemise/#m1)
2. (French) «Chemise» means «shirt» in French. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/chemise/#m2)

### In the lessons

In history lessons, Victorian and Tudor women wore a chemise under their dresses. In French lessons, «une chemise» is a shirt, a false friend for English learners.

### Examples

- In Tudor times, women wore a linen chemise under their dress. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/chemise/#x1)
- The chemise kept the outer clothes clean. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/chemise/#x2)
- In French, «chemise» means shirt. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/chemise/#x3)
- The museum showed a white chemise from 1800. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/chemise/#x4)
- She wore a simple chemise dress. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/chemise/#x5)
- Washing the chemise was easier than washing the gown. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/chemise/#x6)

### Note

Say «she-MEEZ». In English it is an old-fashioned garment; in French it is an ordinary shirt.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «chemise» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/chemise/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«chemise» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/chemise.html) on Mova free.