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Definition of décolletage in English: décolletagenoun ˌdeɪkɒlɪˈtɑːʒdeɪˈkɒltɑːʒ 1A low neckline on a woman's dress or top. Example sentencesExamples - The suits are elegant, the hair high and the décolletages so precariously low that you know there's been a run on double-sided tape.
- The countess was still breathing harshly, her bosom rising and falling, straining against her low décolletage.
- She thought wryly that had Lady Percy's dress had a centimeter less of décolletage, her breasts would spill out into Lord Beaumont's hands.
- Passing by a tall mirror that was framed in gold, Kathleen cast herself a glance: her décolletage was low as usual, and the wings of Renowyn could be seen peaking out from the low opening of her gown.
- She arrived looking stunning in flared black linen trousers, kitten heels and a risqué décolletage.
- Oxford student Chelsea Clinton, pictured recently cuddling with her boyfriend in a Venetian gondola and at a Paris fashion show with a deep décolletage and enough mascara to paint a fence, appears to be a girlie feminist.
- Goitre was most noticeable in portraits from the 18th century, when décolletage was fashionable.
- Off are the felted wool cloaks and headscarves, and on are gossamer skirts, tulle petticoats, lace bordering, sweeping décolletages, silk bows, and the rest of fripperiedom.
- As snow descends upon our fair city and temperatures plunge lower than a cabaret singer's décolletage, our theatres, concert hall, dance studios, and clubs are hot with the fire of creativity.
- Prudie thinks you should skip the décolletage and behave as though he were a favorite, fun cousin.
- 1.1 A woman's cleavage as revealed by a low neckline on a dress or top.
Origin Late 19th century: French, from décolleter 'expose the neck', from dé- (expressing removal) + collet 'collar of a dress'. Rhymes découpage, Lesage, maquillage, paysage, plage, potage, vernissage Definition of décolletage in US English: décolletagenoun 1A low neckline on a woman's dress or top. Example sentencesExamples - She thought wryly that had Lady Percy's dress had a centimeter less of décolletage, her breasts would spill out into Lord Beaumont's hands.
- The countess was still breathing harshly, her bosom rising and falling, straining against her low décolletage.
- As snow descends upon our fair city and temperatures plunge lower than a cabaret singer's décolletage, our theatres, concert hall, dance studios, and clubs are hot with the fire of creativity.
- Passing by a tall mirror that was framed in gold, Kathleen cast herself a glance: her décolletage was low as usual, and the wings of Renowyn could be seen peaking out from the low opening of her gown.
- Prudie thinks you should skip the décolletage and behave as though he were a favorite, fun cousin.
- Goitre was most noticeable in portraits from the 18th century, when décolletage was fashionable.
- Oxford student Chelsea Clinton, pictured recently cuddling with her boyfriend in a Venetian gondola and at a Paris fashion show with a deep décolletage and enough mascara to paint a fence, appears to be a girlie feminist.
- She arrived looking stunning in flared black linen trousers, kitten heels and a risqué décolletage.
- Off are the felted wool cloaks and headscarves, and on are gossamer skirts, tulle petticoats, lace bordering, sweeping décolletages, silk bows, and the rest of fripperiedom.
- The suits are elegant, the hair high and the décolletages so precariously low that you know there's been a run on double-sided tape.
- 1.1 A woman's cleavage as revealed by a low neckline.
Origin Late 19th century: French, from décolleter ‘expose the neck’, from dé- (expressing removal) + collet ‘collar of a dress’. |