dishabille
Americannoun
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the state of being dressed in a careless, disheveled, or disorderly style or manner; undress.
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a garment worn in undress.
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a loose morning dress.
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a disorderly or disorganized state of mind or way of thinking.
noun
Etymology
Origin of dishabille
First recorded in 1665–75; from French déshabillé, noun use of past participle of déshabiller “to undress,” equivalent to dés- negative or reversing prefix; + habiller “to dress”; dis- 1, habiliment
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