† decoloureddecoloredadj.
Obsolete. rare.
Cut low in the neck; low-necked.
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decolouredc1430
high1590
low-cuta1600
low1818
low-necked1830
low-neck1858
décolleté1884
semi-high1905
boat-shaped1921
turtle-necked1931
crew neck1940
polo-collared1946
polo-necked1948
plunge-line1949
plunge-necked1949
crew-necked1950
plunge neck1951
scoop-necked1955
bateau-necked1959
c1430 Pilgr. Lyf Manhode (1869) ii. civ. 113 To nekke and breste white a coote wel decoloured [Fr. escolletees] to be wel biholde.
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