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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
low-cut
adjective
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
▪ A young girl in a long, low-cut dress with a sash and apron sat on a settle beyond the table.
▪ If some one like Faith Brown wears a low-cut dress on television, her cleavage is all anyone looks at.
▪ In retrospect I would not choose a boot with such a low-cut ankle again.
▪ Little, after all, was concealed by her low-cut dresses.
▪ Necklines can not be low-cut, and see-through blouses are definitely not allowed!
▪ She wore a low-cut cotton sundress, a bright green-and-yellow geometric print on a white background.
▪ The women, who wore sweaters under their low-cut dresses, hitched their clothes and staggered with their partners.
The Collaborative International Dictionary
low-cut

low-cut \low-cut\ adj.

  1. having a neckline low enough to expose part of the breast; -- of a woman's garment; as, a low-cut party dress.

    Syn: decollete, low-necked.

  2. having a back exposing skin between the shoulder blades.

Wiktionary
low-cut

a. Cut low, especially (of clothing) so as to reveal part of the breasts.

WordNet
low-cut
  1. adj. (of a garment) having a low-cut neckline; "a low neckline" [syn: decollete, low-necked]

  2. having a low-cut back; "a backless dress"

Usage examples of "low-cut".

His soft hair brushed her face as he lowered his mouth to the skin exposed by her low-cut cotehardie, kissing the top swell of the breasts that his fingers caressed into peaks of yearning.

Isaac Mizrahi dress, not too low-cut, just enough to attract the attention of every man in the room.

Although demurely styled, with long, full sleeves and a prim collar of Brussels lace, the fabric of the outer dress was so sheer that her bare arms and the snug, low-cut underbodice were clearly visible beneath it.

When her roommates found her body, that was all the dead young woman was wearing: the tight, low-cut T-shirt with the flying hamburger covering her breasts.

She was brilliantly bedecked in jewels, horse pistols, and a long gown which she had valiantly tried to give a low-cut bodice.

Schmidt devoted himself to Mary, whose slim arms and delicate collarbones were exposed by a low-cut, blue chiffon frock that might as well have been printed with dollar signs.

The most violent amateurish drawing in this collection depicts a bosomy woman in a low-cut dress sitting in a chair, her hands bound be­hind her, her head thrown back as a right-handed man plunges a knife into the center of her chest at the level of her sternum.

The most violent amateurish drawing in this collection depicts a bosomy woman in a low-cut dress sitting in a chair, her hands bound behind her, her head thrown back as a right-handed man plunges a knife into the center of her chest at the level of her sternum.

In her voluminous petticoats and modest, ribboned corset cover she was no more unclothed than in a low-cut evening dress, but she felt indecent.

Both windows to the front balcony were open and it was jammed with people, women in long low-cut sparkling dresses, men in fine black dinner jackets with flashing black satin lapels, the roar of conversation and merriment almost deafening, but deafening to whom, and a tray went by, held high by a waiter in a white coat who all but tripped over my legs, and there sat a child on the desk, a rosy child, staring at me, a dainty girl with quick black eyes and beautifully waved black hair, seven or eight, enchanting, precious.

The lady's plump, beringed fingers gently brushed the bruises left on Mairee's fair skin by the cruel manhandling of Danos and his men, lifting the hem of her sole garment and pulling the low-cut neck even lower that she might see and touch the entireties of the discolored areas, all the while clucking sympathy and promising dire punishments for the guardsmen responsible.

The dress wasn't nearly as low-cut as those worn lately at feasts, yet he still found its cut less than refined.

This seems to be a suitable costume for bodyguards, though it lacks the dazzle of low-cut toreador pants, halter tops, and navel opals.

She wore a low-cut white blouse and a little pleated skirt, complete with white knee socks and buckle-down shoes.

The Moroccan Room featured hammocks and settees from _Casbah Nocturne_ and a rainbow array of low-cut silk lounging pajamas.