decollete

[dey-kol-tey, -kol-uh-, dek-uh-luh-; Fr. dey-kawl-tey] Origin

dé·colle·té

[dey-kol-tey, -kol-uh-, dek-uh-luh-; Fr. dey-kawl-tey]
adjective
1.
(of a garment) low-necked.
2.
wearing a low-necked garment.
Also, de·colle·te.


Origin:
1825–35; < French: past participle of décolleter to bare the neck, equivalent to dé- de- + collet collar (see -et) + -er infinitive suffix

décolletage, décolleté, dishabille.
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Decollete is always a great word to know.
So is slumgullion. Does it mean:
a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc.
a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes.
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Word Origin & History

decollete
1831, from Fr. décolleté, pp. of décolleter "to expose the neck," from de- + collet "collar of a dress" (see collet).
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