camis

English

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkæmiz/

Noun

camis

1. plural of cami

Etymology 2

See chemise.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkæmɪs/

Noun

camis (plural camises)

1. (obsolete) A light, loose dress or robe.
   • 1596, Edmund Spenser, “Book V, Canto V”, in The Faerie Queene. […], London: […] [John Wolfe] for William Ponsonbie, →OCLC, stanza 2:

     All in a camis light of purple silk.

Alternative forms

• camese, camiso, camus

Anagrams

• Masci, Samic, aMCIs, iMacs, icasm, micas, scima

Latin

Noun

cāmīs

1. dative/ablative plural of cāmus

Noun

camīs

1. dative/ablative plural of cama