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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

chemise

/ʃəˈmiːz/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.17 in modern English

Syllables
chemise
IPA
/ʃəˈmiːz/
14
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A loose shirtlike undergarment, especially for women.

noun

A short nightdress, or similar piece of lingerie.

noun

A woman's dress that fits loosely; a chemise dress.

noun

A wall that lines the face of a bank or earthwork.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From French chemise, from Old French chemise, from Late Latin camisa, camisia ("shirt, undergarment, nightgown"; whence Old English cemes (“shirt”)), from Proto-West Germanic *hamiþi (“shirt”) (whence Old English hemeþe, Old High German hemidi, modern German Hemd (“shirt”)), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ḱam- (“cover, clothes”). Cognate also with Saterland Frisian Hoamd (“shirt”), Dutch hemd (“shirt”), Old English ham (“undergarment”), hama (“covering, dress, garment”). See also shimmy, from a dialectal variant. More at hame.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ʃəˈmiːz/
  • British English: /ʃəˈmiːz/

Inflected Forms

chemises (plural)

Derived Forms

chemiloon chemised chemisette

Phrases

chemise cagoule chemise lifter

Frequently Paired Words

camis shimmy

Synonyms

sack shift shimmy slip teddy

Rhymes With

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Questions

How do you pronounce chemise?
The recorded pronunciation is /ʃəˈmiːz/.
What does chemise mean?
A loose shirtlike undergarment, especially for women.
Where does chemise come from?
It is traced to French.

How to pronounce chemise

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