- a variation of dishabille.
deshabille
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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
And so they walked up stairs and into the drawing-room, and sent their compliments to Mrs. Sturk, who came down in deshabille, with her things pinned about her, and all over smiles.
From The House by the Church-Yard by Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu
He found the chief engineer standing before his desk in some deshabille, filling a black briar.
From Command by William McFee
"After all," she said, "it does not very much matter, my dear Annot, if you all will kindly excuse our enforced deshabille, as I understand you are quite alone—just your own family party."
From Fairies Afield by Mrs. (Mary Louisa) Molesworth
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
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