low-necked
Americanadjective
adjective
Etymology
Origin of low-necked
First recorded in 1900–05
Example Sentences
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Turner, 23, wore a white low-necked jumpsuit with a traditional bridal veil.
From Seattle Times ● May 10, 2019
Instead, he pulled on, over a low-necked shirt, a Balmain blazer covered with black rhinestones.
From The New Yorker ● Oct. 12, 2015
Some pointed to the low-necked skinsuits with more open necks, like swimming gear, and to a new front-fork design, revealed on the eve of the Games, too late for others to copy.
From The Guardian ● Aug. 7, 2012
Samples: the whole look and feel of Cambridge and Harvard, a generation ago; Horace charming a prospective father-in-law and a gaggle of stockbrokers; Mr. Greenstreet breathily declaring his passion for his low-necked, uninterested wife.
From Time Magazine Archive
The other night, Bertha wore a low-necked dress and a train.
From Small Souls by Couperus, Louis
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