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noun
1.
the state of being dressed in a careless, disheveled, or disorderly style or manner; undress.
2.
a garment worn in undress.
3.
a loose morning dress.
4.
a disorderly or disorganized state of mind or way of thinking.
Also, des·habille.
Origin:
1665–75; < French déshabillé, noun use of past participle of déshabiller to undress, equivalent to dés- dis-1 + habiller to dress; see habiliment
1665–75; < French déshabillé, noun use of past participle of déshabiller to undress, equivalent to dés- dis-1 + habiller to dress; see habiliment
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| dishabille (ˌdɪsæˈbiːl) | |
| —n | |
| a variant of deshabille | |
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Word Origin & History
dishabille
1673, from Fr. déshabillé "undress," from des- "dis-" + habiller "to dress," originally "prepare, arrange" (see habit).
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