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
As Dr. John says, there is nothing slip-shod, or in deshabille, in him.
From Heriot's Choice A Tale by Rosa Nouchette Carey
It was the lawyer, in deshabille and very rough-haired; and very angry he looked.
From Masterpieces of Mystery, Vol. 1 (of 4) Ghost Stories by Joseph Lewis French
They appeared somewhat in deshabille, and looked very astonished at being called out of their beds by the young Englishman.
From From Powder Monkey to Admiral A Story of Naval Adventure by Archibald Webb
The lamps had been extinguished—the coach atmosphere was heavy with oil smell and the exhalations of human beings in all stages of deshabille.
From Desert Dust by J. Clinton Shepherd
