deshabille
Americannoun
noun
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the state of being partly or carelessly dressed
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archaic clothes worn in such a state
Etymology
Origin of deshabille
C17: from French déshabillé undressed, from dés- dis- 1 + habiller to dress; see habiliment
Example Sentences
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Flinging on a bathrobe and whistling to his great boar hound, he sought that worthy, en deshabille.
From Time Magazine Archive
To my surprise, he was in wild deshabille, and far out of his usual phlegmatic self with excitement.
From The Chauffeur and the Chaperon by Anderson, Karl
He found the chief engineer standing before his desk in some deshabille, filling a black briar.
From Command by McFee, William
When the priest, looking out, saw Dan Loftus in his deshabille, I believe he thought for a moment it was something from the neighbouring churchyard.
From The House by the Church-Yard by Le Fanu, Joseph Sheridan
Sophy entering in a similarly comfortable deshabille, and approaching the hearth, hairbrush in hand, surprised her sister looking contemplatively into the flames and smiling at her thoughts.
From Coelebs The Love Story of a Bachelor by Young, F.E. Mills
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