that means chest
The word in syllables sounds like "deck low tay" with the accent on the first
syllable. Thank you, in advance, for sharing your wisdom.
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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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
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'?
The word you're looking for is decolletage, pronounced deck oh le tage, meaning a low cut neckline!
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.
Declote (with an accent over the e).
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
I think it is spelt de'colletage.
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W.
