chemise

American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition

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

Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

1. n. A shift or undergarment worn by women; a smock.
2. n. A short, loose-fitting gown worn by women in the early part of the nineteenth century.
3. 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. A postern in the latter provides for the access of defenders to the chemise and of their retreat in case it is stormed.
4. 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. In the Belgian barrels this sleeve remains to hold the coils in place upon the withdrawal of the mandrel.
5. n. Any covering or envelop, especially one of flexible material, as the parchment bag in which seals of wax were inclosed.
6. n. In mech., a sheath or covering of sheet-metal; specifically, a sheet-iron cylinder placed around the tubes in a vertical boiler.

Wiktionary

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

GNU Webster's 1913

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

WordNet 3.0

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