(smock) loose undergarment worn by women which would hang straight from the shoulders, extending past the torso Was worn next to skin with the purpose of absorbing body moistures and oils, preventing them from soiling the outer garments
The medieval precursor of the modern dust jacket, a chemise is a slip-on cover of leather or of a textile such as velvet or linen that protected the binding of a book and its fore edge Chemises varied in form from high-grade luxurious embellishments for Books of Hours and Prayer Books to functional wrappers for administrative records and library books