low-cut

adj

(Clothing & Fashion) (of women's clothing) revealing a large area of the upper chest

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Adj.	1.	low-cut - (of a garment) having a low-cut neckline; "a low-cut neckline" decollete, low-necked necked - having a neck or having a neck especially as specified (often used in combination)
	2.	low-cut - having a low-cut back; "a backless dress" backless - lacking a back; "a stool is a backless and armless seat"

low-cut

adjective

Cut to reveal the wearer's neck, chest, and back:

décolleté, low, low-neck, low-necked, plunging.

Translations

low-cut

[ˈləʊˈkʌt] ADJ [dress] → escotado

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low-cut

[ˈləuˈkʌt] adj (dress) → scollato/a

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Chandler's patent leather shoes to the edge of his low-cut vest.

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His head flashed up, huge jaws distended, fangs gleaming, to sink into the slender, silken-hosed ankle above the tan low-cut shoes.

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The 26-year-old Sports Illustrated model looked drop dead gorgeous in the glam gowns, showing off her famous pins in a slashed-to-the-thigh number and her irresistible cleavage in another low-cut option, the Sun reported.

Irina Shayk looks drop-dead-gorgeous while modelling wedding gowns