deshabille

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deshabille

/ˈdɛzəbɪəl/ UK

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

noun deshabilles

countable, uncountable 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?
countable, uncountable A garment worn when one is in a state of undress; a négligée.

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@misc{deshabille_2026,
  title = {deshabille},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/deshabille},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}