Etymology

camisole

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Today it means: A short, sleeveless undergarment worn by women underneath a blouse, or as a form of short négligée. Full definition →

French camisole ← Old Occitan camisola
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  1. Old Occitancamisola
  2. Frenchcamisole
  3. English todaycamisole

From Unadapted borrowing from French camisole, from Old Occitan camisola, diminutive of camisa (“shirt”).

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