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Definition of Dishabille
1. Noun. The state of being carelessly or partially dressed.
Definition of Dishabille
1. n. An undress; a loose, negligent dress; deshabille.
Definition of Dishabille
1. Noun. Extreme casual or disorderly dress, shirt tail out, sleeves unbuttoned, etc. ¹
2. Noun. A loose, negligent dress. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Dishabille
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Dishabille
Literary usage of Dishabille
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Allen's Synonyms and Antonyms by Frederic Sturges Allen (1920)
"Antonyms: see DRESS. undress, n. disarray (literary or formal); spec, negligee,
dishabille or deshabille, 2. Of stone: unhewn, self-faced (tech. ..."
2. The Diary of Henry Machyn, Citizen and Merchant-taylor of London, from A.D by Henry Machin, John Gough Nichols (1848)
"A portrait of lord Cobham by Holbein is engraved in the beautiful work by
Chamberlain : it represents him in singular dishabille, with a bald head, ..."
3. Memoirs of Napoleon, His Court and Family by Laure Junot Abrantès (1854)
"... engagement —Curious and touching scene—Panic terror at Malmaison—The inhabitants
in dishabille. t EVERY Wednesday there was a grand dinner at Malmaison, ..."
4. A Story of Life on the Isthmus by Joseph Warren Fabens (1853)
"... I. LIFE IN dishabille. ¥E saw Chagres under peculiar circumstances. At the
time of our arrival there the California fever had reached its extreme height ..."
5. The Letters of Mrs. Elizabeth Montagu: With Some of the Letters of Her by Elizabeth Robinson Montagu, Matthew Montagu (1813)
"The good parson offered to shew us the inside of his church, but made some apology
for his undress, which was a true canonical dishabille. ..."
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