Dishabille

  • 21divestment — (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Stripping of covering Nouns 1. divestment, divestiture; taking off, disrobing, undressing; [de]nudation; decortication, hair removal, depilation, excoriation, desquamation; molting, ecdysis; exfoliation.… …

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  • 22Investment — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Investment >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 investment investment Sgm: N 1 covering covering &c. 223 Sgm: N 1 dress dress clothing raiment drapery costume attire guise toilet …

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  • 23Nonpreparation — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Nonpreparation >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 non preparation non preparation absence of preparation want of preparation Sgm: N 1 inculture| inculture| inconcoction| improvidence GRP: N 2 Sgm: N 2 immaturity immaturity… …

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  • 24deshabille — noun the state of being carelessly or partially dressed • Syn: ↑dishabille • Hypernyms: ↑condition, ↑status • Hyponyms: ↑shirtsleeves * * * deshabille see dishabille …

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  • 25en deshabille — adjective partly dressed in a loose or careless manner • Syn: ↑in dishabille • Similar to: ↑unclothed * * * äⁿdāzȧbēyā adverb (or adjective) Etymology: French : in a state of undress …

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  • 26des|ha|bille — «DEHZ uh BEEL», noun. = dishabille. (Cf. ↑dishabille) …

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  • 27dis|ha|bille — «DIHS uh BEEL», noun. 1. informal, careless dress: »At eight in the morning we go in dishabille to the pump room (Tobias Smollett). 2. a garment or costume worn in dishabille. 3. the condition of being partly undressed. Also, deshabille. ╂[<… …

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  • 28Deshabille — Des ha*bille, n. [F. d[ e]shabill[ e], fr. d[ e]shabiller to undress; pref. d[ e]s (L. dis ) + habiller to dress. See {Habiliment}, and cf. {Dishabille}.] An undress; a careless toilet. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 29deshabille — variant of dishabille …

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  • 30disarray — I. noun Date: 15th century 1. a lack of order or sequence ; confusion, disorder < the room was in disarray > 2. disorderly dress ; dishabille II. transitive verb Etymology: Middle E …

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