I. adjective
also de·col·le·te (ˌ)dā|kälə|tā, (ˌ)de|-, -kȯl-, -kōl-, | ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷; |deklə|tā
Etymology: French décolleté (masculine), décolletée (feminine), past participle of décolleter to give a low neckline to, from dé- de- (from Old French des- ) + collet collar, from Old French colet, from col collar, neck (from Latin collum neck) + -et
1. also dé·col·le·tée “ : wearing a strapless or low-necked dress
she came to the party décolleté
2. : having a low-cut neckline or leaving the neck and shoulders uncovered
a décolleté dress
II. noun
also decollete “
( -s )
Etymology: French décolleté, from past participle of décolleter
: décolletage