Dishabille

//dɪsəˈbiːl// noun

Definitions

Noun
  1. 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. 2
    the state of being carelessly or partially dressed wordnet
  3. 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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