neckline

English

Etymology

From neck +‎ line.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnɛkˌlaɪn/

• Audio (US):

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Noun

neckline (plural necklines)

1. The line formed by the edge of an article of clothing that surrounds the neck, especially as seen at the front.

   Hyponyms: (low type) plunging neckline, décolletage, décolleté; (other shapes or positions) boat neckline, bateau neckline, heart neckline, scoop neckline, sweetheart neckline

   Coordinate terms: hemline, waistline

Derived terms

• bateau neckline
• boat neckline
• heart neckline
• necklined
• plunging neckline
• scoop neckline
• sweetheart neckline

Related terms

• turtleneck (has a high neckline)

Translations

line

• Bulgarian: деколте (bg) n (dekolte)
• Finnish: kaula-aukko (fi)
• Galician: escote m
• German: Halsausschnitt (de) m
• Icelandic: hálsmál n
• Ingrian: sepalus
• Japanese: 襟ぐり (eriguri)
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: utringning m or f

• Spanish: escote (es), escotadura (es) f
• Swedish: urringning (sv) c