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décolleté
[ dey-kol-tey, -kol-uh-, dek-uh-luh-; French dey-kawl-tey ]
adjective
- (of a garment) low-necked.
- wearing a low-necked garment.
décolleté
/ dekɔlte; deɪˈkɒlteɪ /
adjective
- (of a woman's garment) low-cut
- wearing a low-cut garment
noun
- a low-cut neckline
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Word History and Origins
Origin of décolleté1
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Word History and Origins
Origin of décolleté1
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Example Sentences
Bella, who is decollete whenever it is allowable, and more than is proper!
Her decollete waist allowed the brown skin to be perceived, and her flat feet were inclosed in moccasins.
The Queen, poor thing, was extremely decollete, and wore mauve roses in her hair.
Some exceptions are decollete, fiancee and fiance, and other words which have been taken over into the language.
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