Camas vs Camis - What's the difference?
camas | camis |
Any of the North American flowering plants of the genus Camassia .
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(obsolete) A light, loose dress or robe.
* Spenser
As a proper noun camas
is a town in clark county, washington, usa.As a noun camis is
or camis can be (obsolete) a light, loose dress or robe.camas
English
Etymology 1
Perhaps from (etyl) .Alternative forms
* cammas, camass, quamashNoun
(en-noun)Derived terms
* death camasEtymology 2
Noun
(head)camis
English
Etymology 1
Noun
(head)Etymology 2
See chemise.Alternative forms
* camusNoun
- All in a camis light of purple silk.