décolleté

or de·colle·te

[ dey-kol-tey, -kol-uh-, dek-uh-luh-; French dey-kawl-tey ]
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adjective
  1. (of a garment) low-necked.

  2. wearing a low-necked garment.

Origin of décolleté

1
1825–35; <French: past participle of décolleter to bare the neck, equivalent to dé-de- + colletcollar (see -et) + -er infinitive suffix

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British Dictionary definitions for décolleté

décolleté

/ (deɪˈkɒlteɪ, French dekɔlte) /


adjective
  1. (of a woman's garment) low-cut

  2. wearing a low-cut garment

noun
  1. a low-cut neckline

Origin of décolleté

1
C19: from French décolleter to cut out the neck (of a dress), from collet collar

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