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 Cam’isole (3 syl.).Camlan (Battle of, Cornwall), 
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E. Cobham Brewer 1810–1897. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 1898.
 
Camisole de Force.
 
A strait-waistcoat. Frequently mentioned in accounts of capital punishments in France.   1
 


 Cam’isole (3 syl.).Camlan (Battle of, Cornwall), 

 
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