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dishabille

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dis·ha·bille  (ds-bl, -b) also des·ha·bille (ds-)
n.
1. The state of being partially or very casually dressed.
2. Casual or lounging attire.
3. An intentionally careless manner.

[French déshabillé, from past participle of déshabiller, to undress : des-, dis- + habiller, to clothe; see habiliment.]

dishabille [ˌdɪsæˈbiːl]
n
(Clothing & Fashion) a variant of deshabille
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.dishabille - the state of being carelessly or partially dressed
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
dishabille [ˌdɪsæˈbiːl] Ndesnudez f
dishabille
n (form) in various degrees of dishabillemehr oder weniger hüllenlos
dishabille [ˌdɪsæˈbiːl] ndéshabillé m inv
in dishabille → in déshabillé
dishabille [ˌdɪsæˈbiːl] ndéshabillé m inv
in dishabille → in déshabillé


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Wherever they went, some pattened girl stopped to curtsy, or some footman in dishabille sneaked off.
She was dressed, that is to say, in dishabille, wrapped in a long, warm dressing-gown.
The parent will sometimes roll and spin round before you in such a dishabille, that you cannot, for a few moments, detect what kind of creature it is.
 
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