cowl neckline

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noun

a neckline of women's clothes loosely folded over and sometimes resembling a folded hood

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Words nearby cowl neckline

cowlick, cow lily, cowling, Cowlitz, cowlneck, cowl neckline, cowman, coworker, coworking, cow parsley, cow parsnip

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How to use cowl neckline in a sentence

The “high-leg, low-neckline belted bodysuit and matching wrap” was designed by the Italian fashion house for the special occasion.
Lana Del Rey Is Bored With Feminism; Jennifer Lopez Has a Déjà Vu Moment in Versace|The Fashion Beast Team|June 5, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Lauren even introduced a white jumpsuit with a plunging neckline, and a formal black suit and coordinating necktie for women.
Ralph Lauren Spring Summer 2014: Black, White, and Bright|Isabel Wilkinson|September 12, 2013|DAILY BEAST
A boxy white overcoat with a plunging neckline was a highlight, as was as a sand-colored crepe dress with an equally low neckline.
Proenza Schouler Spring/Summer 2014: Serenity Now|Isabel Wilkinson|September 11, 2013|DAILY BEAST
The man without fear of signing any role might struggle with the cowl-induced gravitas of Batman.
Ben Affleck Isn’t the Worst Thing to Happen to Batman|Sujay Kumar|August 31, 2013|DAILY BEAST

The navy-blue, burgundy, white, blue and pink Visconti-bloom silk-crepe dress has a square-neckline and sheer half-sleeves.
Kate Dazzles in Erdem on Manchester's 'Shameless' Estate|Tom Sykes|April 23, 2013|DAILY BEAST
There was some sort of a phonograph device under the cowl of that get-away car, and this was hooked up to the radio switch.
Hooded Detective, Volume III No. 2, January, 1942|Various
His cowl was thrown back, revealing his pale, ascetic countenance and shaven head.
St. Martin's Summer|Rafael Sabatini
A sharp eye was kept on all arrivals from abroad, and a friar, fresh from Portugal, was hanged in his cowl at Limerick.
Ireland Under the Tudors, Vol. II (of 3)|Richard Bagwell
His cowl had half-fallen back, and made a strange excrescence on either side of his bull-neck.
The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 4 (of 25)|Robert Louis Stevenson
Yes—here he was slain—but it was because he refused to take the cowl, and finish his days in a monastery.
Quentin Durward|Sir Walter Scott