chemisette's Usage Examples:

Charvet dress (1898) with shirtwaist and chemisette.

long skirt (sometimes called a petticoat) to match A tailored shirt or chemisette A hat, often in the most formal men"s style of the day (since the Victorian.

For similar garments, see guimpe and chemisette.

tight-waisted jacket with long snug sleeves, worn over a tall-collared shirt or chemisette, with a long matching petticoat or skirt.

"uniform" of matching jacket and skirt worn with a high-collared shirt or chemisette, with a top hat and veil.

dropped shoulder and huge gigot sleeves, worn over a tall-collared shirt or chemisette, with a long matching petticoat or skirt.

Her sheer chemise or chemisette has a double ruffled collar, 1823.

a [jacket] bodice appeared as well, buttoned in front and worn over a chemisette.

A chemisette (from French, "little chemise") is an article of women"s clothing worn to fill in the front and neckline of any garment.

The corset cover was generally in the form of a light chemisette, made from cotton lawn or silk.

The loose chemisette is slightly open at the throat, showing a string of pearls and a little.

Her red gown is cut out at the bosom, and the pleated chemisette is open ; on her bare breast lies a pearl necklace.

High necklines with lace or tatted collars or chemisettes completed the demure daytime look.