halter-sack style
- noun
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estilo halter-saco
- She bought a new dress in the halter-sack style for her summer vacation.
Examples
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The halter-sack style is popular at beach parties for its comfort and ease of movement.
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Designers often recommend the halter-sack style for its flattering fit on many body types.
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She loves the halter-sack style for summer.
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The halter-sack style is very comfortable.
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Designers often recommend the halter-sack style for its flattering fit on many body types.
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She bought a new dress in the halter-sack style for her summer vacation.
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The halter-sack style is popular at beach parties for its comfort and ease of movement.
Synonyms
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A loose, straight dress that hangs from the shoulders without a fitted waist
A piece of clothing with thin straps behind the neck and a loose straight shape
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Morphology
halter-sack + style
The headword combines 'halter' (a type of neckline) with 'sack' (a loose, bag‑like shape) plus 'style' (fashion), so a learner who knows those constituents can roughly infer a halter-neck garment with a loose fit. However, 'sack' as a clothing silhouette and the hyphenated fashion jargon are somewhat specialized and not fully predictable to an average B1 learner without exposure, making the expression only partially transparent.
Etymology
Halter-sack style comes from the image of a halter (a top that ties at the neck) holding a sack (a loose, bag-like shape), so the garment looks like a soft bag hanging from the neck. That's why it describes a 'casual', 'loose' fit for dresses and tops that is comfortable and easy to move in.