décolletage
noun
dé·col·le·tage
(ˌ)dā-ˌkä-lə-ˈtäzh 
(ˌ)dā-ˌkȯl-ˈtäzh,
ˌde-klə-
1
: the low-cut neckline of a dress
2
: a dress having a low-cut neckline
3
: the area of a woman's chest around the top of the breasts
She highlighted her décolletage with a mesmerising necklace …—
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Her black floor-length dress included a simple decolletage neckline and a translucent pleated skirt.
—Charna Flam, PEOPLE, 13 Nov. 2025
That line belongs to Triss Merigold, who is shocked when Yennefer pulls a small jade statue out of her decolletage and transforms it back into Francesca Findabair, the elven queen still grieving the loss of both her husband and her infant heir.
—Scott Meslow, Vulture, 30 Oct. 2025
My second tip would be to use your decolletage, not your neck, for shade matching.
—Essence, 1 Oct. 2025
Everyone is all about gathering their hair and showing off their decolletage.
—Audrey Noble, Vogue, 2 Mar. 2025
Suitable for use on your face, neck and decolletage.
—Denise Primbet, Glamour, 21 Feb. 2025
The dress features a beautiful and visually weighty knot at the base of her decolletage, from which two strings of pearls wrap over her shoulders and all the way down her back.
—Aamina Inayat Khan, StyleCaster, 2 Feb. 2025
The bodysuit, which was pink and silver, had beige netting or stocking material that covered Twain from her decolletage to her toes.
—Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
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Charna Flam, PEOPLE, 13 Nov. 2025
That line belongs to Triss Merigold, who is shocked when Yennefer pulls a small jade statue out of her decolletage and transforms it back into Francesca Findabair, the elven queen still grieving the loss of both her husband and her infant heir.
—Scott Meslow, Vulture, 30 Oct. 2025
My second tip would be to use your decolletage, not your neck, for shade matching.
—Essence, 1 Oct. 2025
Everyone is all about gathering their hair and showing off their decolletage.
—Audrey Noble, Vogue, 2 Mar. 2025
Suitable for use on your face, neck and decolletage.
—Denise Primbet, Glamour, 21 Feb. 2025
The dress features a beautiful and visually weighty knot at the base of her decolletage, from which two strings of pearls wrap over her shoulders and all the way down her back.
—Aamina Inayat Khan, StyleCaster, 2 Feb. 2025
The bodysuit, which was pink and silver, had beige netting or stocking material that covered Twain from her decolletage to her toes.
—Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
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“Décolletage.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/d%C3%A9colletage. Accessed 6 Jan. 2026.
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