low-necked

American  

[loh-nekt] / ˈloʊˈnɛkt /

adjective

1. (of a dress or other garment) cut low so as to leave the neck and shoulders exposed; décolleté.

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low-necked British  

adjective

1. (of a woman's garment) having a low neckline

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Etymology

Origin of low-necked

First recorded in 1900–05

Example Sentences

Turner, 23, wore a white low-necked jumpsuit with a traditional bridal veil.

From Seattle Times

High-waisted, low-necked sheaths of thin, white muslin evoked the fluid, draped garb of ancient Greece and Rome.

From The Wall Street Journal

Instead, he pulled on, over a low-necked shirt, a Balmain blazer covered with black rhinestones.

From The New Yorker

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

Queen Victoria insists on low-necked gowns; therefore all the American world of fashion insists that the Queen's mandate shall be followed.

From Project Gutenberg