dishabille

[ dis-uh-beel, -bee ]

/ ˌdɪs əˈbil, -ˈbi /

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noun

the state of being dressed in a careless, disheveled, or disorderly style or manner; undress.

a garment worn in undress.

a loose morning dress.

a disorderly or disorganized state of mind or way of thinking.

Also des·ha·bille

[dez-uh-beel, -bee] /ˌdɛz əˈbil, -ˈbi/ .

Origin of dishabille

First recorded in 1665–75; from French déshabillé, noun use of past participle of déshabiller “to undress,” equivalent to dés- negative or reversing prefix; + habiller “to dress”; see dis-¹, habiliment

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH dishabille

décolletage, décolleté, dishabille

Words nearby dishabille

disguise, disgust, disgustful, disgusting, dish, dishabille, dishabituate, dish aerial, dishallow, dish antenna, disharmonic

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Example sentences from the Web for dishabille

We found her in a dishabille, intending to go to Hampton Court to-morrow.
Diary of Samuel Pepys, Complete|Samuel Pepys
Led by Victor Vassilyevski a dozen men, guests and servants, in various stages of dishabille, streamed into the room.
Red Masquerade|Louis Joseph Vance
She would not see him in a dishabille for the world—What can she mean by it?
Clarissa, Volume 3 (of 9)|Samuel Richardson
Mrs. Chedsoye was just as beautiful in dishabille as in a ball-gown.
The Carpet from Bagdad|Harold MacGrath

Then, when he saw us, he tried to back himself and his dishabille out into the obscurity of the library.
When a Man Marries|Mary Roberts Rinehart

British Dictionary definitions for dishabille

dishabille

/ (ˌdɪsæˈbiːl) /

noun

a variant of deshabille

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单词	dishabille
释义	dishabille [ dis-uh-beel, -bee ] / ˌdɪs əˈbil, -ˈbi / SEE SYNONYMS FOR dishabille ON THESAURUS.COM noun the state of being dressed in a careless, disheveled, or disorderly style or manner; undress. a garment worn in undress. a loose morning dress. a disorderly or disorganized state of mind or way of thinking. Also des·ha·bille [dez-uh-beel, -bee] /ˌdɛz əˈbil, -ˈbi/ . Origin of dishabille First recorded in 1665–75; from French déshabillé, noun use of past participle of déshabiller “to undress,” equivalent to dés- negative or reversing prefix; + habiller “to dress”; see dis-¹, habiliment WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH dishabille décolletage, décolleté, dishabille Words nearby dishabille disguise, disgust, disgustful, disgusting, dish, dishabille, dishabituate, dish aerial, dishallow, dish antenna, disharmonic Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for dishabille We found her in a dishabille, intending to go to Hampton Court to-morrow. Diary of Samuel Pepys, Complete\|Samuel Pepys Led by Victor Vassilyevski a dozen men, guests and servants, in various stages of dishabille, streamed into the room. Red Masquerade\|Louis Joseph Vance She would not see him in a dishabille for the world—What can she mean by it? Clarissa, Volume 3 (of 9)\|Samuel Richardson Mrs. Chedsoye was just as beautiful in dishabille as in a ball-gown. The Carpet from Bagdad\|Harold MacGrath Then, when he saw us, he tried to back himself and his dishabille out into the obscurity of the library. When a Man Marries\|Mary Roberts Rinehart British Dictionary definitions for dishabille dishabille / (ˌdɪsæˈbiːl) / noun a variant of deshabille Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to dishabille naked, bald, dusty, murky, muddy, disheveled, crummy, unkempt, grimy, messy, nasty, sloppy, filthy, greasy, stained, polluted, contaminated, raw, skin, exposed
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dishabille

noun

Origin of dishabille

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH dishabille

Words nearby dishabille

Example sentences from the Web for dishabille

British Dictionary definitions for dishabille

noun

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