décolletage

or de·colle·tage

[ dey-kol-tahzh, -kol-uh-, dek-uh-luh-; French dey-kawl-tazh ]

noun
  1. the neckline of a dress cut low in the front or back and often across the shoulders.

  2. a décolleté garment or costume.

Origin of décolletage

1
1890–95; <French, equivalent to décollet(er) (see décolleté + -age-age

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How to use décolletage in a sentence

  • In an other moment Bert, in a state of irregular decolletage, was standing over the table displaying a sheaf of papers.

    The War in the Air | Herbert George Wells

British Dictionary definitions for décolletage

décolletage

/ (ˌdeɪkɒlˈtɑːʒ, French dekɔltaʒ) /


noun
  1. a low-cut neckline or a woman's garment with a low neck

Origin of décolletage

1
C19: from French; see décolleté

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