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Webster's Dictionary (1865)

Che-mīse', n.

noun

(she-meez') n. [O. Fr. camise, N. Fr. chemise, Pr., Sp., & Pg. camisa, It. camìcia, camās-cia, L. Lat. camisa, camisia, shirt, thin dress, from Ar. kamis, shirt, any under garment of linen, from Skr. kschau'ma, flaxen, linen. Cf. CAMIS.]

  1. A shift, or under-garment, worn by females.
  2. A wall that lines the face of any work of earth.