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
She can best display the Empire's peerless jewels on a low-necked evening gown, and in Her Majesty's opinion other women should employ the same basis for such jewels as they have to show.
From Time Magazine Archive
“Hadn’t you better wear your sweater?” asked the Captain, looking rather doubtfully at Hinpoha’s low-necked and short-sleeved middy.
From The Campfire Girls on Ellen's Isle The Trail of the Seven Cedars by Frey, Hildegard G. (Hildegard Gertrude)
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