DÉCOLLETÉ

I. adjective Etymology: 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 Date: 1831 wearing a strapless or low-necked dress, having a low-cut neckline, II. noun also decollete Date: 1894 decolletage