camisole

IPA: kˈæmɪsoʊɫ

A short, sleeveless undergarment worn by women underneath a blouse, or as a form of short négligée.
(dated) A straitjacket.
(historical) A light jacket with sleeves.

Examples of "camisole" in Sentences

Her hair was greasy, and her camisole was stained with food.
Her camisole shifted, hanging down to reveal her bony chest.
With her black leggings and camisole she looked like a punk angel.
I hide most of the damage with a white camisole and my black Elie Tahari power suit.
The back of her camisole was almost completely burned away, though the skin beneath was smooth and untouched.
A camisole is a woman's sleeveless often lace trimmed undergarment for the upper body, worn as under a sheer blouse.
Kit picked herself off the cellar floor, her arms wrapped around her body as curls of smoke arose from what was left of her camisole.
A camisole is a type of straitjacket; and a very convenient type it is for those who resort to such methods of restraint, for it enables them to deny the use of strait-jackets at all.
Along with the word lingerie used in place of undergarments, other terms changed to reflect the emphasis on seduction; the shift was first called a camisole and then simply known as a “slip” by this period, drawers turning into knickers and petticoats into “frillies “.