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Definition of Camisole
1. Noun. A short sleeveless undergarment for women.
2. Noun. A short negligee.
Definition of Camisole
1. n. A short dressing jacket for women.
Definition of Camisole
1. Noun. (historical) A light jacket with sleeves. ¹
2. Noun. A short, sleeveless undergarment worn by women underneath a blouse, or as a form of short negligee. ¹
3. Noun. (dated) A straitjacket. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Camisole
1. a brief negligee [n -S]
Medical Definition of Camisole
1. A garment-like device with long sleeves that can be secured to restrain a violently disturbed person. Synonym: camisole. (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Camisole
Literary usage of Camisole
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Proceedings of the Huguenot Society of London by Huguenot Society of London (1902)
"The " camisole," ly note, was a man's garment (Angl., waistcoat), ... and to-day
man wears the "frac," and his wife the "camisole". later garments, ..."
2. Bulletin by United States (1918)
"camisole lining. 1. Place belting, which has been made to fit waistline, ...
Straight camisole with shoulder straps. a. Decide -whore opening is to ..."
3. The Corean Government: Constitutional Changes. July 1894 to October 1895 by William Henry Wilkinson, China Hai guan zong shui wu si shu (1897)
"Over this officials wore a tap-ho (jg fg), or camisole. The Court uniform consisted,
for the last six ranks, of black stuff; for the second and third, ..."
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