n. An item of women’s clothing, popular in the 1860s and 1870s, worn to fill in the front and neckline of any garment.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
n. An under-garment, worn by women, usually covering the neck, shoulders, and breast.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
n. A garment for covering the neck, made of some light fabric, as lace, muslin, or cambric, and worn under a waist, especially under one cut low at the throat.
n. In medieval fortification, a chemise covering a very small part of the main wall.
Word Usage
"She came before us wondrous clad in chemisette of green,"