DÉCOLLETÉ


Meaning of DÉCOLLETÉ in English

I. (ˌ)dā-ˌkäl-ˈtā, -ˌkȯl-, -lə-ˈtā; also dā-ˈkȯl-tā 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

1. : wearing a strapless or low-necked dress

2. : having a low-cut neckline

II. noun

also de·col·le·te

Date: 1894

: decolletage

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.