camisole
noun/ˈkæmɪsəʊl/
/ˈkæmɪsəʊl/
- a short piece of women’s underwear that is worn on the top half of the body and is held up with narrow pieces of material over the shouldersWord Originearly 19th cent.: from French, either from Italian camiciola, diminutive of camicia, or from Spanish camisola, diminutive of camisa, both from late Latin camisia ‘shirt ’or‘ nightgown’.
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