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deshabille

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des·ha·bille  (ds-bl, -b)
n.
Variant of dishabille.
deshabille [ˌdeɪzæˈbiːl], dishabille
n
1. (Clothing & Fashion) the state of being partly or carelessly dressed
2. (Clothing & Fashion) Archaic clothes worn in such a state
[from French déshabillé undressed, from dés- dis-1 + habiller to dress; see habiliment]
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Noun1.deshabille - the state of being carelessly or partially dressed
dishabille
condition, status - a state at a particular time; "a condition (or state) of disrepair"; "the current status of the arms negotiations"
shirtsleeves - not wearing a jacket; "in your shirtsleeves" means you are not wearing anything over your shirt; "in hot weather they dined in their shirtsleeves"
Translations
deshabille [ˌdezəˈbiːl] N → desabillé m


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A stately age--to us, perhaps, in the company of the historic muse, seeming even more stately than it actually was--it is pleasant to find it, as we do now and again on these pages, in graceful deshabille.
The Guardian by Pater, Walter Horatio View in context
On the police interfering, the young woman threw back the shawl, and all recognized Millionaire Todd's daughter, who had just come from the Slum Freak Dinner at the Pond, where all the choicest guests were in a similar deshabille.
The Wisdom Of Father Brown by Chesterton, Gilbert K. View in context
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