décolleté
or de·colle·te
[ dey-kol-tey, -kol-uh-, dek-uh-luh-; French dey-kawl-tey ]
/ ˌdeɪ kɒlˈteɪ, -kɒl ə-, ˌdɛk ə lə-; French deɪ kɔlˈteɪ /
adjective
(of a garment) low-necked.
wearing a low-necked garment.
Origin of décolleté
WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH décolleté
décolletage décolleté dishabilleWords nearby décolleté
débridement,
débrouillard,
décime,
déclassé,
décolletage,
décolleté,
décor,
dégagé,
dégringolade,
déjeuner,
déjeuner à la fourchette
Example sentences from the Web for decollete
Some exceptions are decollete, fiancee and fiance, and other words which have been taken over into the language.
The Style Book of The Detroit News |The Detroit NewsHer decollete waist allowed the brown skin to be perceived, and her flat feet were inclosed in moccasins.
The Son of Monte-Cristo, Volume I (of 2) |Alexandre Dumas preBella, who is decollete whenever it is allowable, and more than is proper!
When a Man Marries |Mary Roberts Rinehart
British Dictionary definitions for decollete
décolleté
/ (deɪˈkɒlteɪ, French dekɔlte) /
adjective
(of a woman's garment) low-cut
wearing a low-cut garment
noun
a low-cut neckline
Word Origin for décolleté
C19: from French
décolleter to cut out the neck (of a dress), from
collet collar