dishabille
[ dis-uh-beel, -bee ]
/ ˌdɪs əˈbil, -ˈbi /
noun
the state of being dressed in a careless, disheveled, or disorderly style or manner; undress.
a garment worn in undress.
a loose morning dress.
a disorderly or disorganized state of mind or way of thinking.
Nearby words
dish night, dish out, dish the dirt, dish top, dish up, dishabille, dishabituate, dishallow, disharmonic, disharmonious, disharmonize
Also des·habille.
Origin of dishabille
1665–75; < French déshabillé, noun use of past participle of déshabiller to undress, equivalent to dés- dis-1 + habiller to dress; see habiliment
Can be confuseddécolletage décolleté dishabille
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Word Origin and History for dishabille
dishabille
1670s, from French déshabillé (17c.), noun use of past participle of déshabiller "to undress" (oneself), from des- (see dis-) + habiller "to dress," originally "prepare, arrange" (see habit).
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