chemitype (kemitip)

[ A proce for obtaining casts in relief from en rounding a tower, intended to prevent the apgravings. A polished zinc plate is covered with an proach of sappers to the foot the main de- fense. A postern in the latter provides for the acce of defenders to the chemise and of their retreat in case it is stormed. (b) The space between the chemise- wall and the main work which it protects, some- times covered with a penthouse roof.-4. 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 bar- rels this sleeve remains to hold the coils in place upon the withdrawal of the mandrel. 5t. Any covering or envelop, especially one of flexible material, as the parchment bag in which seals of wax were inclosed. - Fire-chemiset, a piece of linen cloth steeped in a composition of petroleum, camphor, and other combustible matters, formerly used at sea to fire an enemy's ve el. - Rectal chemise, an instru ment for tamponing the rectum. It consists of a large catheter, the end of which is pa ed through the middle of one or more pieces of cloth, and fastened. It is then introduced into the rectum, and the space between the catheter and its envelop is packed with pledgets of cotton. chemisette (shem-i-zet'), n. [F., dim. of che mise.] 1. A garment for covering the neck, made of some light fabric, as lace, muslin, or cambric, and worn under a waist, especially under one cut low at the throat.-2. In medieval fort., a chemise covering a very small part IMG:content-0236.jpg:[blocks in formation]