dishabille

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   a state of being only partly or carelessly dressed

   He answered the door in dishabille, with his shirt untucked and one slipper missing.

2. 2
   noun

   a loose or informal garment worn while dressing or in private

   She received breakfast in a silk dishabille before changing for the day.

Borrowed from French deshabille, 'undressed condition or informal clothing,' from deshabiller, 'to undress.' English naturalized the spelling without the accent and uses the word chiefly in the phrase in dishabille for incomplete, careless, or private dress.

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