deshabille

American

[dez-uh-beel, -bee] / ˌdɛz əˈbil, -ˈbi /

noun

a variant of dishabille.

deshabille British

/ ˌdeɪzæˈbiːl /

noun

the state of being partly or carelessly dressed
archaic clothes worn in such a state

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Etymology

Origin of deshabille

C17: from French déshabillé undressed, from dés- _dis- ¹ + habiller to dress; see _habiliment

Example Sentences

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"Since you ask me, I'll see what frock Deshabille has laid out!"

From Sisters by Norris, Kathleen Thompson

Deshabille, des-a-bil′, n. an undress: a careless toilet.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D) by Various

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