low-cut
- adjective
- /ˈloʊˌkʌt/
- NSFW
- He complimented her on the elegant design of her low-cut evening gown.
- low-cut dress
- low-cut top
- low-cut gown
She's wearing a low cut pink V-neck thing and a push up bra.
- She's wearing a low cut pink V-neck thing and a push up bra.
- We're talking like bandage dresses, like really, really intricate low cut tops that can't be worn basically anywhere.
- And so I put on my G string and went to the Vanity Fair party with the low cut dress with AG string showing and it got some attention.
- I could not wear low cut because I'd almost feel like I'd have porn star boobs.
Examples
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She confidently wore a low-cut dress that enhanced her neckline.
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Finally, unable to decipher any pattern, she opted for simplicity: a low-cut, shimmering crimson sheath held up with spaghetti straps.
Fiction book (2001) -
A low-cut dress, for me?
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I was thinking something low-cut, with lace.
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Cleavage in a very low-cut dress.
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I am wearing a low-cut sweater and my designer jeans.
Fiction book (1990) -
She then puts on a low cut dress and visits her old teacher Arturo, asking him for help.
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A woman with dark Jackie hair, black gloves, and a very low-cut dress sat down on the stool next to me.
Fiction book (1995) -
And she wore low-cut blouses and really tight skirts.
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Mrs. Lockhart, who had changed into a low-cut black evening dress, had declined refreshment.
Fiction book (1999)
Synonyms
Clothing with a low neckline that shows the neck and chest
Clothing with a low neckline that shows the neck and upper chest
How Revealing
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Low-cut comes from the everyday words low ('not high') and cut ('to make shorter or remove'), so it creates a clear picture of a neckline or edge being cut lower. That's why a low-cut dress or top is made to show more skin.