halterneck
halterneck noun: a single strap or material which runs from the front of the garment around the back of the wearer's neck, leaving most of the back uncovered, often used in swimsuits and women's dresses.
Noun
halterneck (plural halternecks)
- A single strap or material which runs from the front of the garment around the back of the wearer's neck, leaving most of the back uncovered, often used in swimsuits and women's dresses.
- Halterneck or strapless!2014, Alan Kenneth Kite, Kalliste, page 10
- Synonyms:
- haltertop, neckholder
- A halter top or halterneck top (a garment with such a strap).
- […] wearing halternecks, skimpy T-shirts, miniskirts and the like will attract gropers, and the disapproval of both sexes.2013, Dan Richardson, Cairo and the Pyramids (Rough Guides Snapshot Egypt)
- […] she chose her most comfortable skirt and new blue halterneck, packed everything else, then went down to check out before she headed off to explore Toulouse.2022, Kate Mosse, The Languedoc Trilogy: Labyrinth, Sepulchre and Citadel
- Synonyms:
- halter top
Synonyms of halterneck
Forms of halterneck
| plural | halternecks |
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Origin of halterneck
From halter + neck.
Questions about halterneck
- What does halterneck mean?
- Halterneck means a single strap or material which runs from the front of the garment around the back of the wearer's neck, leaving most of the back uncovered, often used in swimsuits and women's dresses.
- What part of speech is halterneck?
- Halterneck is a noun.
- What is the plural of halterneck?
- The plural of halterneck is halternecks.
Words near halterneck in the dictionary
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