deshabille
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deshabille
the state of being carelessly or partially dressed
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Deshabille
An undress; a careless toilet.
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deshabille
See dishabille.
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Deshabille
des-a-bil′ an undress: a careless toilet.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary F. déshabillé, fr. déshabiller, to undress; pref. dés-,L. dis-,) + habiller, to dress. See Habiliment, and cf. Dishabille
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary Fr. déshabillé, undressed—des = L. dis = un, not, and habiller, to dress.
She was obviously in deshabille, and yet there was something neat and trim about the smaller details of her toilette. "Peter Ruff and the Double Four" by
He was dressed, again by the hands of the incomparable Leduc, in a deshabille of some artistry. "The Lion's Skin" by
The forlorn Pallet sat upright in his bed in a deshabille that was altogether extraordinary. "The Adventures of Peregrine Pickle, Volume I" by
It must have been near midnight, and Admiral Porter was in deshabille. "The Memoirs of General W. T. Sherman, Complete" by
It must have been near midnight, and Admiral Porter was in deshabille. "Memoirs of Three Civil War Generals, Complete" by
She was prepared for Sam and Miss Smith, and did not mind her deshabille for them. "The Cromptons" by
He scarcely noticed Lenora's deshabille, which was in a measure concealed by the cloak which Quest had thrown around her. "The Black Box" by
Hester abandoned herself permanently to deshabilles. "A Houseful of Girls" by
In deshabille she looked fresh and bewitching. "'Firebrand' Trevison" by
She came to herself in a normal condition and apologised to the missionary for her state of deshabille. "The Fulfilment of a Dream of Pastor Hsi's" by