décolleté

or de·colle·te

[ dey-kol-tey, -kol-uh-, dek-uh-luh-; French dey-kawl-tey ]

adjective

1. (of a garment) low-necked.
2. wearing a low-necked garment.

décolleté

/ deɪˈkɒlteɪ; dekɔlte /

adjective

1. (of a woman's garment) low-cut
2. wearing a low-cut garment

noun

1. a low-cut neckline

Word History and Origins

Origin of décolleté¹

1825–35; < French: past participle of décolleter to bare the neck, equivalent to dé- de- + collet collar ( -et ) + -er infinitive suffix

Word History and Origins

Origin of décolleté¹

C19: from French décolleter to cut out the neck (of a dress), from collet collar