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décolletage en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /dɪˈkɒlətɑːʒ/ (UK)
• /ˌdeɪ.kɑlˈtɑʒ/ (General-American, literary)
• /ˌdeɪˌkɑləˈtɑʒ/ (General-American)
• /ˌdɛkələˈtɑʒ/ (General-American)

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ ▲ Proto-Indo-European *trísinflu. Proto-Indo-European *d(w)is- Proto-Italic *dis- Latin dis- Old French des- Middle French des- Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē-lbor. French dé- Proto-Indo-European *kʷel-der.? Latin collum Old French col Middle French col Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Italic *-tosder.? Late Latin -ittus Old French -et Middle French -et Middle French collet French collet Proto-Italic *-āzi ▲ Latin -ereinflu. Latin -āre Old French -ier Middle French -er French -er French décolleter Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātus Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icus Latin -āticus Latin -āticum Old French -age Middle French -age French -age French décolletagebor. English décolletage Borrowed from French décolletage.

Meanings

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
   • If you want to continue wearing low-cut necklines and avoid having to rely on turtlenecks and scarves to hide your neck, you have to take care of the delicate skin below your jawline, namely your neck and décolletage. 2014, Harold Lancer, Younger: The Breakthrough Anti-Aging Method for Radiant Skin:
   • 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:

Forms

Relateds

décolleté

Synonyms

plunging neckline · décolleté

Translations (21)

he דקולטה (low neckline) · pl dekolt (low neckline) · fr décolleté (low neckline) · ca escot (low neckline) · de Dekolleté (low neckline) · ro decolteu (low neckline) · ru декольте́ (low neckline) · el ντεκολτέ (low neckline) · cs dekolt (low neckline) · sv urringning (low neckline) · fr décolletage (low neckline) · it scollatura (low neckline) · es escote (low neckline) · pl głęboki dekolt (low neckline) · hu dekoltázs (low neckline) · ja デコルタージュ (low neckline) · cs výstřih (low neckline) · sv dekolletage (low neckline) · cmn 低胸裝 /低胸装 (low neckline) · mk деколте́ (low neckline) · pt decote (low neckline)