camisole

noun

1. a short garment worn underneath a sheer bodice to conceal the underwear.
2. a woman’s negligee jacket.
3. a sleeved jacket or jersey once worn by men.
4. a straitjacket with long sleeves.

noun

1. a woman’s underbodice with shoulder straps, originally designed as a cover for a corset
2. a woman’s dressing jacket or short negligée
3. (modifier) resembling a camisole (the underbodice), as in fitting snugly around the bust and having a straight necklinea camisole slip; a camisole top

n.

1816, from French camisole (16c.), from Provençal camisola “mantle,” diminutive of camisa “shirt,” from Late Latin camisia “shirt, nightgown” (see chemise).