Neckline


[nek-lahyn] /ˈnɛkˌlaɪn/

noun
1.
the opening at the of a garment, especially of a woman’s garment, with reference to its shape or its position on the body:
a V-neckline; a high neckline.
/ˈnɛkˌlaɪn/
noun
1.
the shape or position of the upper edge of a dress, blouse, etc: a plunging neckline
n.

also neck-line, of a garment, 1900, from neck (n.) + line (n.).

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