Meanings
nouncamisia (plural camisias or camisiae)
plural camisias · plural camisiae
- historicalAn ancient kind of shirt or nightgown.
The father and son depicted here wear short linen camisias. The boy's camisia was probably his “dress-up” wear; the vertical stripe appears on matching stockings. The father's light-colored camisia is worn for work, doubling as an undergarment when he dresses up in an over-tunica.
2003, Tom Tierney, Historic Costume: From Ancient Times to the Renaissance, page 58
Origin
- Latincamisia
- Englishcamisia
From Latin camisia.
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