Camisole de Force.

A strait-waistcoat. Frequently mentioned in accounts of capital punishments in France.

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Entry taken from Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, edited by the Rev. E. Cobham Brewer, LL.D. and revised in 1895.

Camelote
Cameo
Cameron Highlanders
Cameronian Regiment
Cameronians
Camilla
Camillus
Camisard
Camisarde
Camisole
Camisole de Force
Camlan (Battle of, Cornwall)
Camlet
Cammock
Camorra
Camorrist
Camp Candlestick (A)
Camp-followers
Campaign Wig (A)
Campania
Campaspe