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noun:
1. The state of being carelessly or partially dressed.
2. Casual or lounging attire.
3. An intentionally careless or casual manner.

She imagines the shocked faces of Josiah or her father or her mother were any of them to come around the corner and catch her in her dishabille.
– Anita Shreve, Fortune’s Rocks

Dishabille comes from French déshabiller, “to undress,” from dés-, “dis-” + habiller, “to clothe, to dress.”

With two hours to go, I just realized it’s WEDNESDAY, as in Learn-A-Word Wednesday. Whew. That was close.

This word gives you an idea of how it’s been around here lately with a holiday occurring but no guests visiting. That is to say, we were in our pj’s. Er, lounging attire.

Putting on jeans tomorrow will be like dressing for the opera. Assuming I can still GET INTO any jeans after my triumph at the carbo-loading events this past week….

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