Definition of Deshabille

1. Noun. The state of being carelessly or partially dressed.

Exact synonyms: Dishabille
Generic synonyms: Condition, Status
Specialized synonyms: Shirtsleeves

Definition of Deshabille

1. n. An undress; a careless toilet.

Definition of Deshabille

1. Noun. the state of being partially clothed ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Deshabille

1. [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Deshabille

desferrioxamine
desferrioxamine mesylate
desflurane
deshabille (current term)
deshabilles
deshelving
deshi
deshielding
deshieldings
deshopper
deshoppers
deshopping
deshuffle
deshuffled
deshuffles
deshuffling
deshydraemia
desi

Literary usage of Deshabille

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Works of A. Conan Doyle by Arthur Conan Doyle (1902)
"CHAPTER HA MONARCH IN deshabille IT was the morning after the guardsman had returned to ... deshabille."

2. Russia by Astolphe Custine (1855)
"Aspect of the Country.—The Post-house—Mountains of Valdai. — Costume of the Peasantry. — Russian Ladies en deshabille. — Small Russian Towns. ..."

3. The Refugees: A Tale of Two Continents by Arthur Conan Doyle (1921)
"... CHAPTER tl A MONARCH IN deshabille IT was the morning after the guardsman had returned to his duties. Eight o'clock had struck on the great clock of ..."

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