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How Do You Spell This French Word

that means chest
The word in syllables sounds like "deck low tay" with the accent on the first
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From the Websters dictionary
decollete---cut low so as to bare the neck and shoulders.
(I have always used the word to mean when someone shows their cleavage.)

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La Shest-aaa

(thats supposed to give you a giggle!!)

M. AKA, Margareet....:)

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dé·colle·té (dā'kôl-tā')
adj.
Cut low at the neckline: a décolleté dress.
Wearing a garment that is low-cut or strapless.

[French, past participle of décolleter, to lower a neckline, uncover the neck : dé-, off (from Latin dē-; see de-) + collet, collar (from Old French, diminutive of col, neck, collar, from Latin collum, neck; see kwel-1 in Indo-European roots).]

dé⋅colle⋅tage
  /ˌdeɪkɒlˈtɑʒ, -kɒlə-, ˌdɛkələ-; Fr. deɪkɔlˈtaʒ/ Show Spelled Pronunciation [dey-kol-tahzh, -kol-uh-, dek-uh-luh-; Fr. dey-kawl-tazh] Show IPA
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–noun 1. the neckline of a dress cut low in the front or back and often across the shoulders.
2. a décolleté garment or costume.

Also, de⋅colle⋅tage.

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Origin:
1890–95; < F, equiv. to décollet(er) (see décolleté) + -age -age

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go to the web search box and put in french to english dictionay there will be lots of ways depending on the way you want to say it.

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Declote (with an accent over the e).

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The word you're looking for is decolletage, pronounced deck oh le tage, meaning a low cut neckline!

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Are you referring to an object like a 'chest of drawers' or a chest like you put stuff in or an area of your body like your 'chest area'?

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http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/decollete

Main Entry: 1 dé·col·le·té
Pronunciation: \(ˌ)dā-ˌkäl-ˈtā, -ˌkȯl-, -lə-ˈtā; also dā-ˈkȯl-tā\
Function: adjective
Etymology: French, from past participle of décolleter to give a low neckline to, from dé- de- + collet collar, from Old French colet, from col collar, neck, from Latin collum neck
Date: 1831
1 : wearing a strapless or low-necked dress
2 : having a low-cut neckline

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