décolleté

dé·colle·té  (dkôl-t)

adj.

1. Cut low at the neckline: a décolleté dress.

2. Wearing a garment that is low-cut or strapless.

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[French, past participle of décolleter, to lower a neckline, uncover the neck : dé-, off (from Latin d-; see de-) + collet, collar (from Old French, diminutive of col, neck, collar, from Latin collum, neck; see k^wel-¹ in Indo-European roots).]

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décolleté [deɪˈkɒlteɪ (French) dekɔlte]

adj

1. (Clothing & Fashion) (of a woman's garment) low-cut

2. (Clothing & Fashion) wearing a low-cut garment

n

(Clothing & Fashion) a low-cut neckline

[from French décolleter to cut out the neck (of a dress), from collet collar]

Thesaurus

décolleté

adjective low-cut, revealing, low-necked Many brides wear strapless or décolleté bridal gowns.

Translations

décolleté décolletée [deɪˈkɒlteɪ] ADJ [dress] → escotado; [woman] → en traje escotado

décolleté²

adj → dekolletiert, (tief) ausgeschnitten