camisole
(noun) a short negligee
camisole, underbodice
(noun) a short sleeveless undergarment for women
Source: WordNet® 3.1
camisole (plural camisoles)
A short, sleeveless undergarment worn by women underneath a blouse, or as a form of short négligée.
Synonyms: underbodice, negligee
(dated) A straitjacket.
(historical) A light jacket with sleeves.
• semicola
Source: Wiktionary
Cam"i*sole, n. Etym: [F. See chemise.]
1. A short dressing jacket for women.
2. A kind of straitjacket.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
6 May 2025
(adjective) marked by or paying little heed or attention; “We have always known that heedless self-interest was bad morals; we know now that it is bad economics”--Franklin D. Roosevelt; “heedless of danger”; “heedless of the child’s crying”
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