dishabille

• I went there of mornings, when she was usually in her dishabille, her hair carelessly turned up, and, on my arrival, ornamented with a flower, which was taken off at my departure for her hair to be dressed. —  The Confessions of J. J. Rousseau, Entire
• We found her in a dishabille, intending to go to Hampton Court to-morrow. —  The Diary of Samuel Pepys, May/Jun 1662
• In some families, I suppose, supping in dishabille is an arrangement of oeconomy, in others of ease; but I always think it has the air of preparation for a very solid meal; and, in effect, supping is not a mere ceremony with either sex in this country. —  A Residence in France During the Years 1792, 1793, 1794 and 1795
• She never received me in her dishabille, and I had to wait with great patience until her maid had entirely dressed her before being admitted into her presence If I related any story, any adventure, she pretened not to understand, and affected not to see the point of an anecdote or a jest; very often she would purposely not look at me, and then I was sure to relate badly. —  Military Career
• Strewn about the chairs and sofas and sprawling over tables were, in various stages of dishabille, about a dozen men. —  Loretta Chase - Lord of Scoundrels

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