décolletagenoun [ C or U ]
uk/ˌdeɪ.kɒl.ɪˈtɑːʒ/us/ˌdeɪˌkɑː.ləˈtɑːʒ/(the shoulders and chest of a woman's body shown by) the low top edge of a dress
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Parts of clothes
- armhole
- bodice
- breast
- button-down collar
- clerical collar
- collar
- crew neck
- elbow
- heel
- neckband
- neckline
- patch pocket
- Peter Pan collar
- polo neck
- shoulder
- sleeve
- vent
- waistband
- wing collar
- yoke
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Examples from literature
- No one can find fault with us if our trains, our décolletage, our sleeves and gloves, are not according to regulations.
- She is beautiful at night because a certain balance, dignity and grace are lent her by the décolletage and train of a dinner or ball gown.
- The beautiful and flowing sweep of the brush over those décolletages, the bare flesh glowing with voluptuous rose among the shadows of the wood!