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deshabille

UK/ˈdɛzəbɪəl/

deshabille noun: the state of being partially clothed.

Noun

deshabille (countable and uncountable, plural deshabilles)

  1. The state of being partially clothed.
    • We have witnessed the deshabille of Major Pendennis: will any man wish to be valet-de-chambre to our other hero, Costigan?1848 November – 1850 December, William Makepeace Thackeray, chapter 49, in The History of Pendennis. […], volume (please specify |volume=I or II), London: Bradbury and Evans, […], published...
  2. A garment worn when one is in a state of undress; a négligée.

Forms of deshabille

pluraldeshabilles

Origin of deshabille

Borrowed from French déshabillé (“undressed”), the past participle of déshabiller (“to undress”).

Questions about deshabille

What does deshabille mean?
Deshabille means the state of being partially clothed.
What part of speech is deshabille?
Deshabille is a noun.
How do you pronounce deshabille?
Deshabille is pronounced /ˈdɛzəbɪəl/ (UK).
What is the plural of deshabille?
The plural of deshabille is deshabilles.

Words near deshabille in the dictionary

  1. desglucosyrioside
  2. desglucouzarin
  3. desglymidodrine
  4. Desha
  5. Desha County
  6. deshabille
  7. deshabilles
  8. Deshane
  9. deshape
  10. deshaped
  11. deshapes

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