deshabille
a variant of dishabille.
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How to use deshabille in a sentence
But the lights, the cameras, and her state of deshabille seemed to transform her.
Dutch Model Deemed ‘Too Fat’ Gets Her Day in Court and Poses to Prove Her Point | Nadette De Visser | March 6, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTIf he had been one of his own insane paupers en deshabille he could not have excited more astonishment or more consternation.
Sevenoaks | J. G. HollandI grant that they deck Nature with somewhat too prolix a grace; but is beauty always best seen in deshabille?
Eugene Aram, Complete | Edward Bulwer-LyttonHe was in deshabille and was sweeping out his office with a hard brush and shovel.
The Soul of John Brown | Stephen GrahamAt nine o'clock, accordingly, the hands were turned-to, and before noon the ship was pretty thoroughly en deshabille.
Afloat And Ashore | James Fenimore Cooper
Her deshabille was without doubt an embarrassment Already he was beginning to find excuses for her.
The Golden Web | Anthony Partridge
British Dictionary definitions for deshabille
dishabille
/ (ˌdeɪzæˈbiːl) /
the state of being partly or carelessly dressed
archaic clothes worn in such a state
Origin of deshabille
1Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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