keyhole neckline

6.6

A small rounded opening just below the collarbones on a dress or blouse

noun
/ˈkiːhoʊl ˈnɛklaɪn/

: escote en forma de ojo de cerradura

The dress had a delicate keyhole neckline that added a subtle, elegant touch.

Examples

She preferred blouses with a keyhole neckline for a slightly more fashionable look.
The designer featured keyhole necklines in her latest collection.
A keyhole neckline can make an otherwise simple dress stand out at an event.
She wore a beautiful keyhole neckline dress to the party.
The dress had a delicate keyhole neckline that added a subtle, elegant touch.
She preferred blouses with a keyhole neckline for a slightly more fashionable look.
A keyhole neckline can make an otherwise simple dress stand out at an event.

Synonyms

keyhole neck

vskeyhole neckline

6.6

A neckline with a small round or teardrop cutout below the collarbones

is the same cutout but presented as an oval opening on dresses or blouses

How Revealing

low-necked

4.8

V-neck

8 2.6

keyhole neckline

6.6

crew neck

1 2.1

Surface Forms

keyhole neckline singular

keyhole necklines plural

Morphology

keyhole + neckline

The phrase is directly compositional: 'keyhole' denotes a small, key-shaped opening and 'neckline' denotes the edge/design around the neck, so a 'keyhole neckline' is a neckline with a small keyhole-like opening. This naming pattern is common in clothing vocabulary and easily inferable by a B1 learner who knows both constituent words.

Etymology

Keyhole neckline The name keyhole neckline comes from a small round or oval opening in a dress or blouse that looks like a keyhole at the neckline. That little opening shows a bit of skin and adds a subtle, stylish touch, so the name now means 'a neckline with a small opening'.