单词 | neckline |
释义 | necklinen.ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > defence > defensive work(s) > earthwork or rampart > [noun] > bastion > parts of orecchionc1585 pome1598 face1648 orillon1648 gola1663 neck1668 gorge1669 neckline1672 shoulder1672 epaule1702 demi-gorge1706 pan1707 throat1728 1672 J. Lacey tr. A. Tacquet Mil. Archit. xiv. 26 in T. Venn Mil. & Maritine Discipline ii Look in the Table for the Neck line, you'l find it to be 169,706. feet. 1810 C. James New Mil. Dict. (ed. 3) Neck-line, an old term in fortification, signifying the gorge. 2. The edge of a (usually woman's) garment at or below the neck, esp. with reference to its height or shape. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > parts of clothing > [noun] > covering or next to neck > neck-line neckline1904 1904 A. K. Smith Cutting Out xxviii. 217 Construction lines... The lower line is the ‘waist’ line and the upper line the ‘neck’ line. 1923 Daily Mail 20 Feb. 14 The bateau neck-line... This décolletage still retains its popularity. 1958 Times 5 Dec. 14/4 The bride..wore a gown of ivory-tinted satin with a square neckline. 1974 Country Life 17 Jan. 106 Sweater with a sweetheart neckline... Spotted pullover..with a fashionable square neckline. 1987 Woman's Own 6 June 12 (advt.) Measuring 65cm..from back neckline to crotch, the Bodysuit..will..look good worn under jeans. 1998 Cosmopolitan (U.K. ed.) Nov. 257/1 The definitive neckline for sweaters is the funnelneck: similar to a turtleneck but wider and higher. 3. Chiefly Hairdressing. The shape of the hairline on a person's neck after the hair has been cut; (also) the natural hairline at the back of the neck. ΘΚΠ the world > life > the body > external parts of body > neck > [noun] > line at top of neckline1931 the mind > attention and judgement > beautification > beautification of the person > beautification of the hair > parts of the hair or head relating to hairdressing > [noun] > shape of hairline after a cut neckline1931 1931 G. A. Foan Art & Craft Hairdressing iii. 136/1 Note the flat top, ragged crown, high neck line, and straight side-pieces. 1966 J. Stevens Cox Illustr. Dict. Hairdressing & Wigmaking 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. 1972 L. Palladino Princ. & Pract. Hairdressing viii. 113 Necklines may be curved, straight, pointed, or graduated high or low. 1980 Hair Autumn 18/1 Cutting is supreme, with colour and perming adding support to the style, he adds. ‘I also see necklines grown longer with fuller, more rounded shapes’. 2001 Atlanta Jrnl. & Constit. (Nexis) 25 June jj3 Her father instructed her to shape the hair on his neckline. 4. Archaeology. An ornamental line around the neck of a vessel. rare. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > equipment > receptacle or container > vessel > flask, flagon, or bottle > [noun] > bottle > neck > ornamental line on neckline1937 1937 Antiquity 11 394 They show minor differences, additional necklines and bosses on the smaller vessel. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1672 |
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