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单词 décolleté
释义

décolleté

or de·colle·te

[ dey-kol-tey, -kol-uh-, dek-uh-luh-; French dey-kawl-tey ]
/ ˌdeɪ kɒlˈteɪ, -kɒl ə-, ˌdɛk ə lə-; French deɪ kɔlˈteɪ /
SEE SYNONYMS FOR décolleté ON THESAURUS.COM

adjective

(of a garment) low-necked.
wearing a low-necked garment.

Origin of décolleté

1825–35; <French: past participle of décolleter to bare the neck, equivalent to dé-de- + colletcollar (see -et) + -er infinitive suffix

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH décolleté

décolletage, décolleté , dishabille

Words nearby décolleté

decoic acid, decoke, decollate, decollate snail, décolletage, décolleté, decolonialize, decolonize, decolor, decolorant, decolorize
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Example sentences from the Web for décolleté

  • Some exceptions are decollete, fiancee and fiance, and other words which have been taken over into the language.

    The Style Book of The Detroit News|The Detroit News
  • Her decollete waist allowed the brown skin to be perceived, and her flat feet were inclosed in moccasins.

    The Son of Monte-Cristo, Volume I (of 2)|Alexandre Dumas pre
  • Bella, who is decollete whenever it is allowable, and more than is proper!

    When a Man Marries|Mary Roberts Rinehart

British Dictionary definitions for décolleté

décolleté
/ (deɪˈkɒlteɪ, French dekɔlte) /

adjective

(of a woman's garment) low-cut
wearing a low-cut garment

noun

a low-cut neckline

Word Origin for décolleté

C19: from French décolleter to cut out the neck (of a dress), from collet collar
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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