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

Sophy entering in a similarly comfortable deshabille, and approaching the hearth, hairbrush in hand, surprised her sister looking contemplatively into the flames and smiling at her thoughts.

From Coelebs The Love Story of a Bachelor by Young, F.E. Mills

As Dr. John says, there is nothing slip-shod, or in deshabille, in him.

From Heriot's Choice A Tale by Carey, Rosa Nouchette