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décolletage

Syllables: dé·colle·tageUK/dɪˈkɒlətɑːʒ/US/ˌdɛkələˈtɑʒ/

décolletage noun: a low neckline on a woman's dress, especially one that reveals or emphasizes her cleavage.

décolletage: a low neckline on a woman's dress, especially one that reveals or emphasizes her cleavage
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Noun

décolletage (plural décolletages)

  1. A low neckline on a woman's dress, especially one that reveals or emphasizes her cleavage.
  2. The portion of a woman's body that is revealed by a low neckline; the upper chest, as well, sometimes, as the neck, and shoulders.
    • Meronym: cleavage
    • I visualized businessmen trying to see the tops of her stockings or into the valley of her décolletage as she bent to put drinks on a table.2011, Stephen King, 11/22/63, New York: Scribner, →ISBN, page 450

Synonyms of décolletage

Forms of décolletage

pluraldécolletages
alternative formdecolletage

Origin of décolletage

Borrowed from French décolletage.

Questions about décolletage

What does décolletage mean?
Décolletage means a low neckline on a woman's dress, especially one that reveals or emphasizes her cleavage.
What part of speech is décolletage?
Décolletage is a noun.
How do you pronounce décolletage?
Décolletage is pronounced /dɪˈkɒlətɑːʒ/ (UK).
What is the plural of décolletage?
The plural of décolletage is décolletages.

Words near décolletage in the dictionary

  1. déclassée
  2. décollage
  3. décollages
  4. décollement
  5. décollements
  6. décolletage
  7. décolletages
  8. décolleté
  9. décolletée
  10. décolletées
  11. décolletés

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