deshabille

There is the arresting bustier-and-tulle performance of “Like A Virgin” at the 1984 MTV Music Video Awards, where millions of viewers are convinced they have caught a glimpse of Madonna en deshabille.

The Lesson Rated R for Delpy en déshabillé and Grant on his knees.

The mothers are white, educated and in various states of married-ness, from fully garbed to déshabillé.

The wealthy wander their compounds in various states of deshabillé, seeking revenge against rivals; peasants confess to past crimes and commit suicide; local officials act out a ludicrous masquerade of the old imperial court.

As a rule, the British public likes its royal women to be as glamorous as possible, but around the duchess there is a new appetite for deshabille.