Decolletage

decolletage or décolletage

PRONUNCIATION:
(day-kol-TAZH, -kol-uh-)


MEANING:
noun: A low neckline on a woman's dress.

ETYMOLOGY:

From French décolletage (low-cut), past participle of décolleter (to expose the neck), from de- (away) + collet (collar), diminutive of col (neck). 


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Sometimes a word arrives that sets my mind off in all directions. Today was just such a day with the word: decolletage. As you can tell from the above definition it deals with the female breast as exposed by a plunging neckline. My grandma wouldn't approve.


Here are some other possible definitions based on how the word looks.


decolletage - an art form that includes gluing various pieces of cloth to a dress in colorful, geometric patterns making sure to leave no white showing.


decolletage - to undo what one has learned at an institution of higher learning while studying haute couture.


decolletage - a viscous, usually amber colored liquid glue contained in a clear plastic bottle with a breast shaped application tip.


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