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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.


low-necked British  

adjective

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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of low-necked

First recorded in 1900–05


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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

To end the impudence, the cardinal-archbishop ordered that henceforth marrying couples must promise that no one taking part in the wedding would wear "a low-necked dress, short dress, or sleeveless dress."

From Time Magazine Archive

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

From Donahoe's Magazine, Vol. XV, No. 4, April, 1886 Volume 15 (January 1886 - July 1886) by Various

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