décolleté
1 of 2adjective
dé·col·le·té (ˌ)dā-ˌkäl-ˈtā 
-ˌkȯl-,
-lə-ˈtā;
also dā-ˈkȯl-tā
1
: wearing a strapless or low-necked dress
décolleté young women
2
: having a low-cut neckline
a décolleté dress
décolleté
2 of 2noun
variants or less commonly decollete
: décolletage
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web
Stephanie Perry, Southern Living, 21 June 2021 The bodice had an off-the-shoulder decollete, while the shoulder-length puffed sleeves were of silk marquisette. Sue Strachan, NOLA.com, 22 Feb. 2018
Noun
Along with minimizing wrinkles on their face, neck, and decollete, the cream works well for fading dark stretch marks, shoppers say. Stephanie Perry, Southern Living, 21 June 2021 The bodice had an off-the-shoulder decollete, while the shoulder-length puffed sleeves were of silk marquisette. Sue Strachan, NOLA.com, 22 Feb. 2018 Word History
Etymology
Adjective and Noun
French, from past participle of décolleter to give a low neckline to, from dé- de- + collet collar, from Old French colet, from col collar, neck, from Latin collum neck
First Known Use
Adjective
1831, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Noun
1894, in the meaning defined above