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décolleté definition
dé·col·leté (dā käl′ə tā′; Fr dā kō̂l tā′)
adjective
- cut low so as to bare the neck and shoulders, as some dresses
- wearing a décolleté dress, etc.
Etymology: Fr, pp. of décolleter, to bare the neck and shoulders < dé- (L de), from + collet, dim. of col (< L collum), neck: see collar
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