What does demi-toilette mean?
Demi-toilette means Dress that is elaborate but less so than full dress..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
Dress that is elaborate but less so than full dress..
The morning had been one of great fatigue, so that but few of the court were admitted; and Anne of Austria herself was in that demi-toilette so favourable to the twilight of beauty. She wore a loose dress of gray silk, edged with black, and fastened with loops of pearl.
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Demi-toilette means Dress that is elaborate but less so than full dress..
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The morning had been one of great fatigue, so that but few of the court were admitted; and Anne of Austria herself was in that demi-toilette so favourable to the twilight of beauty. She wore a loose dress of gray silk, edged with black, and fastened with loops of pearl.
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