"low-cut" meaning in English

See low-cut in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more low-cut [comparative], most low-cut [superlative]
Head templates: {{en-adj}} low-cut (comparative more low-cut, superlative most low-cut)
  1. Cut low, especially (of clothing) so as to reveal part of the breasts. Categories (topical): Clothing Translations (cut low): escollat [masculine] (Catalan), 低胸 (dīxiōng) (Chinese Mandarin), nedringet (Danish), décolleté (French)

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      "sense": "cut low",
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      "sense": "cut low",
      "word": "décolleté"
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