deshabille

Example Sentences

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Flinging on a bathrobe and whistling to his great boar hound, he sought that worthy, en deshabille.

From Time Magazine Archive

To my surprise, he was in wild deshabille, and far out of his usual phlegmatic self with excitement.

From The Chauffeur and the Chaperon by Anderson, Karl

The real reason was because she was in wretched deshabille, her face was swollen with weeping, and it would be such a weary work to do her hair.

From Hubert's Wife A Story for You by Lee, Minnie Mary

When the priest, looking out, saw Dan Loftus in his deshabille, I believe he thought for a moment it was something from the neighbouring churchyard.

From The House by the Church-Yard by Le Fanu, Joseph Sheridan

After pressing the electric bell a dozen times at least, Winter appeared in deshabille, inclined to grumble.

From Lord John in New York by Williamson, A. M. (Alice Muriel)