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View synonyms for low-necked

low-necked

[ loh-nekt ]

adjective

  1. (of a dress or other garment) cut low so as to leave the neck and shoulders exposed; décolleté.


low-necked

adjective

  1. (of a woman's garment) having a low neckline


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Word History and Origins

Origin of low-necked1

First recorded in 1900–05

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Example Sentences

The landlady, clad in a low-necked black dress with long sweeping train, was typical of many we saw in the old-country hotels.

She undid it, freed her thin shoulders, and saw herself a bride in low-necked satin, walking down an aisle with Lucius Harney.

As Mr. Wilding, his back to her a moment, closed the door, Ruth slipped the paper hurriedly into the bosom of her low-necked gown.

Minna wore low-necked collars, and a little black velvet ribbon round her neck, and pink beads.

She had learned, we know not where, that at formal dinners ladies should wear low-necked gowns.

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