chemise

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

• n. A woman's loose, shirtlike undergarment.
• n. A loosely fitting dress that hangs straight; a shift.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

• n. A loose shirtlike undergarment, especially for women.
• n. A short nightdress, or similar piece of lingerie.
• n. A woman's dress that fits loosely; a chemise dress.
• n. A wall that lines the face of a bank or earthwork.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• n. A shift, or undergarment, worn by women.
• n. A wall that lines the face of a bank or earthwork.

from The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

• n. A shift or undergarment worn by women; a smock.
• n. A short, loose-fitting gown worn by women in the early part of the nineteenth century.
• n. In fortification: A wall built parallel to and outside of the main wall of a fortress, or concentric with and surrounding a tower, intended to prevent the approach of sappers to the foot of the main defense. The space between the chemise-wall and the main work which it protects, sometimes covered with a penthouse roof.
• n. A sleeve or an envelop of sheet-iron placed on a mandrel to receive the coils of steel ribbon used in making shot-gun barrels.
• n. Any covering or envelop, especially one of flexible material, as the parchment bag in which seals of wax were inclosed.
• n. In mech., a sheath or covering of sheet-metal; specifically, a sheet-iron cylinder placed around the tubes in a vertical boiler.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

• n. a woman's sleeveless undergarment
• n. a loose-fitting dress hanging straight from the shoulders without a waist