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deshabille

[ dez-uh-beel, -bee ]

noun

  1. a variant of dishabille.


deshabille

/ ˌɪæˈː /

noun

  1. the state of being partly or carelessly dressed
  2. archaic.
    clothes worn in such a state
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of deshabille1

C17: from French é󲹲é undressed, from é- dis- 1+ habiller to dress; see habiliment
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There is the arresting bustier-and-tulle performance of “Like A Virgin” at the 1984 MTV Music Video Awards, where millions of viewers are convinced they have caught a glimpse of Madonna en deshabille.

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As a rule, the British public likes its royal women to be as glamorous as possible, but around the duchess there is a new appetite for deshabille.

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The weather was hot and most of the guests were in some kind of deshabille, ranging from shorts to virtually nothing.

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The key items included a floppy scarf, breeches, vests and jackets, in a mix of painterly colors and worn with a studied deshabille.

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Dorothy agreed to go out if she were allowed time to change her things; but Lily declared that she was tired after the journey, and preferred to look at illustrated papers in deshabille.

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