"décolleté" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /dɪˈkɒləteɪ/ [UK] Forms: more décolleté [comparative], most décolleté [superlative]
Etymology: Borrowed from French décolleté, from décolleter (“to bare the neck and shoulders”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|décolleté}} French décolleté Head templates: {{en-adj}} décolleté (comparative more décolleté, superlative most décolleté)
  1. Having a low neckline that reveals the cleavage. Categories (topical): Clothing Synonyms: decollete, décolletée (english: in feminine forms) Related terms: décolletage Translations (having a low neckline that reveals the cleavage): dekolletiert (German)
    Sense id: en-décolleté-en-adj-qZpBmPZx Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with German translations, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 30 9 2 1 12 25 10 10 1 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 24 12 1 1 15 21 12 13 1

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