décolleté
American
[dey-kol-tey, -kol-uh-, dek-uh-luh-, dey-kawl-tey]
/ ˌdeɪ kɒlˈteɪ, -kɒl ə-, ˌdɛk ə lə-, deɪ kɔlˈteɪ /
Or
decollete
adjective
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(of a garment) low-necked.
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wearing a low-necked garment.
décolleté
British
/ deɪˈkɒlteɪ, dekɔlte /
adjective
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(of a woman's garment) low-cut
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wearing a low-cut garment
noun
Etymology
Origin of décolleté
1825–35; < French: past participle of décolleter to bare the neck, equivalent to dé- de- + collet collar ( -et ) + -er infinitive suffix
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