DÉCOLLETAGE


Meaning of DÉCOLLETAGE in English

noun

also de·col·le·tage (ˌ)dā|kälə|täzh, (ˌ)de|-, -kȯl-, -kōl-, -tȧzh, | ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷; deklə|t-

( -s )

Etymology: French, action of cutting a low neckline, wearing of a low-necked dress, from décolleter + -age

1. : the low-cut neckline of a woman's dress

the square décolletage … finished with a tiny border of oak leaves and acorns in gold — New York Times

2. : a décolleté dress

a spectacular succession of off-the-shoulder décolletages — Newsweek

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