"lowcut" meaning in English

See lowcut in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more lowcut [comparative], most lowcut [superlative]
Etymology: low + cut Etymology templates: {{compound|en|low|cut}} low + cut Head templates: {{en-adj}} lowcut (comparative more lowcut, superlative most lowcut)
  1. Of clothing: having a low cut, i.e. revealing more skin than usual. Synonyms: low-cut
    Sense id: en-lowcut-en-adj-8m5pKpVP Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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          "ref": "1972, George Banghart Henry Swayze, Yarb and Cretine: or, Rising from bonds",
          "text": "The lowcut bodice enveloped her rounded shoulders with a smoothness born of art. Its edging of lace, wrought by the loom of her dextrous fingers, adorned in modesty the superb contour of her neck and bust.",
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        {
          "text": "1996, Rosalyn Drexler - Art does (not!) exist\nShe was wearing a very lowcut blouse, so low cut that her red nipples surrounded by a large brownish halo were revealed to me."
        },
        {
          "ref": "2003, Harry Castleman, Walter J. Podrazik, Watching TV: six decades of American television",
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          "ref": "2003, Reggie Chesterfield, Black Bra and Pantie",
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