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dishabille (s) (noun), dishabilles (pl)
The condition being partially or very inadequately dressed: Jane woke up suddenly when she heard the doorbell ring very early in the morning and was in a state of dishabille, with only her short nightgown on, when she opened the door to let her son in after he had returned home from his trip to Europe.
The state of being dressed in a careless style.
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