Chemise (shemez)

[Fr. chemise; Sp. camisa; It. camicia, from L. Lat. camisia, a linen night-gown; from Lat. camus, a kind of collar for the neck, Gr. kemos, a muzzle; Ar. kamis, a shirt.) A shift or undergarment worn by females. -(Fort.) A wall lining the face of an earth-work. Chemisette (she-me-zet'), n. [Fr. dim. of CHEMISE, q. v.] An under-chemise, worn by females. Chemist ( kem'ist ), n. (formerly written CHYMIST. [See CHEMISTRY. A person versed in chemistry; a profe or of chemistry; a vender of chemicals. "The starving chymist, in his golden views supremely blest." Pope.