"lowcut" meaning in English

See lowcut in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more lowcut [comparative], most lowcut [superlative]
Etymology: From 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, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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  "antonyms": [
    {
      "word": "highcut"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "low",
        "3": "cut"
      },
      "expansion": "low + cut",
      "name": "compound"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From low + cut.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "more lowcut",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "most lowcut",
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "lowcut (comparative more lowcut, superlative most lowcut)",
      "name": "en-adj"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "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.",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "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:",
          "text": "They were attractive women who frequently wore lowcut gowns as part of their image as television \"glamour girls.\" For years, such beautiful women had appeared on TV wearing mildly suggestive costumes, usually in background roles on \"sophisticated\" nightclub formats.",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2003, Reggie Chesterfield, Black Bra and Pantie:",
          "text": "A guy washing his car dropped the hose when he saw her in her lowcut jeans and halter top. She was definitely smoking today. However, sex was not on her mind.",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Of clothing: having a low cut, i.e. revealing more skin than usual."
      ],
      "id": "en-lowcut-en-adj-8m5pKpVP",
      "links": [
        [
          "skin",
          "skin"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "low-cut"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "lowcut"
}
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  "antonyms": [
    {
      "word": "highcut"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "low",
        "3": "cut"
      },
      "expansion": "low + cut",
      "name": "compound"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From low + cut.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "more lowcut",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "most lowcut",
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "lowcut (comparative more lowcut, superlative most lowcut)",
      "name": "en-adj"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "English adjectives",
        "English compound terms",
        "English entries with incorrect language header",
        "English lemmas",
        "English terms with quotations",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries",
        "Quotation templates to be cleaned"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "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.",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "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:",
          "text": "They were attractive women who frequently wore lowcut gowns as part of their image as television \"glamour girls.\" For years, such beautiful women had appeared on TV wearing mildly suggestive costumes, usually in background roles on \"sophisticated\" nightclub formats.",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2003, Reggie Chesterfield, Black Bra and Pantie:",
          "text": "A guy washing his car dropped the hose when he saw her in her lowcut jeans and halter top. She was definitely smoking today. However, sex was not on her mind.",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Of clothing: having a low cut, i.e. revealing more skin than usual."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "skin",
          "skin"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "low-cut"
    }
  ],
  "word": "lowcut"
}

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