0 a loose piece of clothing for women that covers the top part of the body and is worn under other clothes
Below the shoulder-straps of a brown bodice appeared the long full sleeves of an unbleached cotton chemise.
She spent four nights cleaning everything, and mending the smallest holes in her stockings and chemise.
The rents in dresses and chemises disclosed parts of their shoulders, their breasts, and their arms, and their white legs shone through the holes in the stockings.
The wardrobe woman, who had the care of the linen, in her turn brought in a covered basket containing two or three chemises and handkerchiefs.
Whether she was in her chemise or in full dress did not matter.
