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deshabilles

deshabilles is the plural of deshabille.

Meaning of deshabille

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.

Questions about deshabilles

What is deshabilles the plural of?
Deshabilles is the plural of deshabille.

Words near deshabilles in the dictionary

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  3. Desha
  4. Desha County
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  6. deshabilles
  7. Deshane
  8. deshape
  9. deshaped
  10. deshapes
  11. deshaping

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