décolleté

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adjective

dé·​col·​le·​té (ˌ)dā-ˌkäl-ˈtā 

-ˌkȯl-,

-lə-ˈtā;

 also  dā-ˈkȯl-tā

1

: wearing a strapless or low-necked dress

décolleté young women

2

: having a low-cut neckline

a décolleté dress

décolleté

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noun

variants or less commonly decollete

: décolletage

Word History

Etymology

Adjective and Noun

French, from past participle of décolleter to give a low neckline to, from dé- de- + collet collar, from Old French colet, from col collar, neck, from Latin collum neck

First Known Use

Adjective

1831, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Noun

1894, in the meaning defined above