camisole

== English == === Etymology === From French camisole, from Old Occitan camisola, diminutive of camisa (“shirt”). === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ˈkamɪsəʊl/ === Noun === camisole (plural camisoles) A short, sleeveless undergarment worn by women underneath a blouse, or as a form of short négligée. Synonyms: underbodice, negligee (dated) A straitjacket. (historical) A light jacket with sleeves. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Verb === camisole (third-person singular simple present camisoles, present participle camisoling, simple past and past participle camisoled) (dated) To straitjacket. === Further reading === camisole on Wikipedia.Wikipedia === Anagrams === semicola == French == === Etymology === Borrowed from Old Occitan camisola. Compare Portuguese camisola. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ka.mi.zɔl/ === Noun === camisole f (plural camisoles) (dated outside Quebec and Switzerland) camisole (short, sleeveless undergarment) ellipsis of camisole de force; straitjacket ==== Derived terms ==== camisole de force ==== Descendants ==== → English: camisole === Further reading === “camisole”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012