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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

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

It is the woman with the low-necked dress and with orchids, and it is the young broker seeking to justify his political prejudices, who lend themselves to being carriers of these scandal stories.

From Time Magazine Archive

His low-necked collar fails to show The contours of his manly chest, Since that has fallen far below His "fancy evening vest."

From Familiar Faces by Graham, Harry

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