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dishabille

dis·ha·bille [ dìssə bl, dìssə b ] or des·ha·bille [ dèssə bl, dèssə b ]


noun 
Definition:
 
state of casual dress: a state in which somebody is partially undressed or dressed very casually or incompletely ( formal )

[Late 17th century. < French déshabillé, past participle of déshabiller "undress" < habiller "dress"]
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