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ˈneck-line
[neck n.1]
†1. = neck n.1 11 d. Obs.
1672J. Lacey tr. Tacquett's Mil. Archit. 34 Look in the Table for the Neck line, you'l find it to be 169,706. feet. 1810C. James New Mil. Dict. (ed. 3) II, Neck-line, an old term in fortification, signifying the gorge.
2. The shape of the neck of a garment; the line of the top of a woman's garment at the front of the neck.
1904A. K. Smith Cutting Out xxviii. 217 Construction lines... The lower line is the ‘waist’ line and the upper line the ‘neck’ line. 1923[see bateau 2]. 1958Times 5 Dec. 14/4 The bride..wore a gown of ivory-tinted satin with a square neckline. 1964McCall's Sewing viii. 116/2 Neckline fits smoothly without pulling or gaping. 1974Country Life 17 Jan. 106 Sweater with a sweetheart neckline... Spotted pullover..with a fashionable square neckline.
3. (See quot. 1966.)
1931G. A. Foan Art & Craft of Hairdressing iii. 136/1 Note the flat top, ragged crown, high neck line, and straight side-pieces. 1966J. S. Cox Illustr. Dict. Hairdressing 102/2 Neckline, (1) That part of the neck where the hair growth begins... (2) The outline at the neck of a cut head of hair. 1972L. Palladino Princ. & Pract. Hairdressing viii. 113 Necklines may be curved, straight, pointed, or graduated high or low.
4. Archæol. An ornamental line around the neck of a vessel.
1937Antiquity XI. 394 They show minor differences, additional necklines and bosses on the smaller vessel. |