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.
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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
WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH dishabille
décolletage décolleté dishabilleWords nearby dishabille
dish night, dish out, dish the dirt, dish top, dish up, dishabille, dishabituate, dishallow, disharmonic, disharmonious, disharmonize
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