V neck

noun

1. a neckline V-shaped in front.

V neck

noun

1. a neck on a garment that comes down to a point on the throat or chest, resembling the shape of the letter "V"

Derived Forms

• ˈV-ˌneck, adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of V neck¹

First recorded in 1900–05

Example Sentences

The day she was recording, in early January, Winslet might have been any woman at the office: blond hair, a hint of roots starting to show, jeans of no particular timely style that she occasionally tugged up from the waist, a black V-neck sweater she occasionally pulled down at the hem.

From New York Times

My mother is his enabler, sewing the sequins onto his blue satin capes, bedazzling the ivory jumpsuit with the deep V-neck.

From New York Times

On Thursday, Rybolovlev, dressed in a dark suit and V-neck sweater, a white shirt and a tie, testified in a barely audible monotone, occasionally becoming more animated when answering questions about Bouvier or a Sotheby’s executive, Samuel Valette, who he says assisted Bouvier in deceiving him.

From New York Times

For the legendary Italian luxury house, the 20-year-old Bryant wore a black knee-length dress that featured a v-neck and angular shoulder pads.

From Los Angeles Times

He describes how he turned up in “a salmon-colored V-neck and some khakis” when everyone else was in all black, toting a sign that read, “Black People Rock”; he was such an outlier, he says, that one of the leaders told him to just go home when the rubber bullets started flying.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• bodice
• pullover
• turtleneck