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Dishabille
//dɪsəˈbiːl// noun
Definitions
Noun
- 1 Extreme casual or disorderly dress, for example, with the shirt-tail out, sleeves unbuttoned, etc. countable, uncountable
"When I rallied him for viſiting me in ſuch a diſhabille, he ſtood a tiptoe to view himſelf in the glaſs; and owning I was in the right, ſaid that he would go and dreſs himſelf before dinner."
- 2 the state of being carelessly or partially dressed wordnet
- 3 A loose, negligent dress. countable, uncountable
"She wore a dishabille of mignonette-green silk and bead-diapered head-dress that added several inches to her height […]"
Etymology
From French déshabillé.
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