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chemise cagoule

chemise cagoule noun: a heavy form of woman's nightwear, with a hole to allow for sexual intercourse with the minimum of physical contact.

Noun

chemise cagoule (plural chemise cagoules)

  1. (historical) A heavy form of woman's nightwear, with a hole to allow for sexual intercourse with the minimum of physical contact.
    • In the Middle Ages one result of this extreme view was the invention of the chemise cagoule, a sort of heavy nightdress with a suitably placed hole, through which the husband could impregnate his wife while avoiding all other contact.1978, Benjamin Walker, Encyclopedia of Metaphysical Medicine, Routledge, page 257

Forms of chemise cagoule

pluralchemise cagoules

Origin of chemise cagoule

From French.

Questions about chemise cagoule

What does chemise cagoule mean?
Chemise cagoule means a heavy form of woman's nightwear, with a hole to allow for sexual intercourse with the minimum of physical contact.
What part of speech is chemise cagoule?
Chemise cagoule is a noun.
What is the plural of chemise cagoule?
The plural of chemise cagoule is chemise cagoules.

Words near chemise cagoule in the dictionary

  1. chemiproteomics
  2. chemiresistive
  3. chemiresistor
  4. chemiresistors
  5. chemise
  6. chemise cagoule
  7. chemise cagoules
  8. chemise lifter
  9. chemise lifters
  10. chemised
  11. chemises

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