Meaning of camisia | Babel Free

Definitions

An ancient kind of shirt or nightgown.

historical

Examples

“The father and son depicted here wear short linen camisias. The boy's camisia was probably his “dress-up” wear; the vertical stripe appears on matching stockings. The father's light-colored camisia is worn for work, doubling as an undergarment when he dresses up in an over-tunica.”

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