What's the difference between chemise and nightdress?

Chemise


Definition:

  • (n.) A shift, or undergarment, worn by women.
  • (n.) A wall that lines the face of a bank or earthwork.

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Nightdress


Definition:

  • (n.) A nightgown.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) Estimated production of nightdresses in New Zealand also decreased (460,000 to 80,000 units, 1973-86).
  • (2) Am I giving anything away if I tell you that this week’s episode – I’ve just watched it in the interests of fairness – begins with a shot in which DS Stella Gibson (Gillian Anderson) is dressed in an empire-line nightdress and a flapping silk dressing gown straight out of the latest campaign for Dior?
  • (3) Both had worn cotton flannel nightdresses in winter.
  • (4) So everyday, I begin to visualise the same thing: a little girl, my daughter, pads in her nightdress into my room at night and says: "Mummy?"

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