Crossword clues for deshabille
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Deshabille \Des`ha*bille\, n. [F. d['e]shabill['e], fr. d['e]shabiller to undress; pref. d['e]s- (L. dis-) + habiller to dress. See Habiliment, and cf. Dishabille.] An undress; a careless toilet.
Wiktionary
n. 1 the state of being partially clothed 2 a garment worn when one is in a state of undress; a négligée
WordNet
n. the state of being carelessly or partially dressed [syn: dishabille]
Usage examples of "deshabille".
She was doubtless astonished at my behaviour, for in her state of deshabille she could not have counted on my displaying such firmness.
She was still en deshabille, while the Battlemaster, summoned from the arena, wore a light practice cuirass with vambrace and pauldron for his unshielded right arm and shoulder.
The image of her en deshabille at breakfast burst in Miles's memory, and he had the sudden sensation of being hit with a big brick.
On December 13, he was surprised en deshabille by a British patrol and borne away in his dressing gown.