An alternative spelling of chemise, a simple undergarment worn as a basic layer of clothing.
A variant of camister and chemise from Old French and Latin origins. Different spellings emerged as English adopted the word from French sources, with -ize variations being common in Middle English.
Medieval English writers were wildly inconsistent with spelling—the same person might spell this word three different ways in the same document, since standardized spelling didn't exist yet!
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