sweetheart neckline

noun

a neckline on a woman's garment, as a dress, with a high back and a low-cut front with two curved edges resembling the conventionalized shape of a heart.

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Also called sweetheart neck.

Origin of sweetheart neckline

First recorded in 1940–45

Words nearby sweetheart neckline

sweetener, sweetening, sweetheart, sweetheart agreement, sweetheart contract, sweetheart neckline, sweetie, sweetie pie, sweetiewife, sweeting, sweetish
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British Dictionary definitions for sweetheart neckline

sweetheart neckline

noun

a neckline on a woman's dress that is low at the front and shaped like the top of a heart
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