DISHABILLE, dishabilnoun [See Habit.] An undress; a loose negligent dress for the morning. But see Deshabille, the French and more correct orthography. Dryden uses the word as a participle. Queens are not to be too negligently dressed or dishabille. In this use, he is not followed.
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Webster's Dictionary 1828
American Dictionary of the English Language, Noah Webster, 1828.