1. the state of being partly or carelessly dressed
2. a garment worn in undress.
3. a loose morning dress.
4. a disorderly or disorganized state of mind or way of thinking.
Its mistress was a frank and hospitable young woman, who stood before me in a dishabille, busily and unconcernedly combing her long black hair while she talked, giving her head the necessary toss with each sweep of the comb, with lively, sparkling eyes, and full of interest in that lower world from which I had come, talking all the while as familiarly as if she had known me for years, and reminding me of a cousin of mine. --Henry David Thoreau
dishabille
dishabille
Whoever wants to know something about me - as an artist which alone is significant - they should look attentively at my pictures and there seek to recognise what I am and what I want.
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Good Word, Klimt. I have no doubt there are many people out there who appreciate this concept.
What I find most interesting is that dishabille is quite often not unintentional. Think of definitions 1 and 4. The concept is as often as not NOT careless, disordered, or disorganized, as a femme fatale uses these ruses to great effect.
Any votes on "de" v "di"?
What I find most interesting is that dishabille is quite often not unintentional. Think of definitions 1 and 4. The concept is as often as not NOT careless, disordered, or disorganized, as a femme fatale uses these ruses to great effect.
Any votes on "de" v "di"?
Life is like playing chess with chessmen who each have thoughts and feelings and motives of their own.
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Ah, I see said the blind carpenter as he picked up his hammer and saw. Thanks for the clarification on that one. I missed the tie-in completely, obviously.
I hope you'll bear with me. I'm not usually this dense.
I hope you'll bear with me. I'm not usually this dense.
Life is like playing chess with chessmen who each have thoughts and feelings and motives of their own.
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A relative of gymnophobia, the fear of nakedness.dishabillophobia - A fear or strong aversion to undressing in front of people
Now, is this fear of one's own nakedness, or of the nakedness of others?
Life is like playing chess with chessmen who each have thoughts and feelings and motives of their own.
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