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单词 décolletage
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Definition of décolletage in English:

décolletage

noun 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. 1.1 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:

décolletage

noun
  • 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. 1.1 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’.

 
 
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