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noun, feminine

camisole

/ka.mi.zɔl/

noun, feminine/ka.mi.zɔl/plural: camisoles

camisole (short, sleeveless undergarment); ellipsis of camisole de force; straitjacket

Les fenêtres étaient ouvertes. Les camisoles, raidies par le vent, qui y séchaient, se balançaient comme des enseignes de tôle.The windows were open. The wind-stiffened camisoles which were drying there swung back and forth like sheet-metal shop signs.

Borrowed from Old Occitan camisola. Compare Portuguese camisola.