Definitions
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- noun A single
strap ormaterial which runs from the front of thegarment around the back of the wearer'sneck , leaving most of theback uncovered, often used inswimsuits and women'sdresses .
Etymologies
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Examples
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Pink halterneck dress £125, by Malene Birger, from netaporter. com.
Something for the weekend: Maxi dresses Words: Simon Chilvers 2010
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"True Blood" co-stars Anna Paquin and Stephen Moyer married Saturday evening; the bride wore "a white halterneck, three-quarter length gown and black platform court shoes, with her hair in an updo," according to US Weekly ...
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She'd then pull the swimsuit underneath her to cover the gusset area and pubis, up again over her stomach and then hooped over her head to give that halterneck look.
Monte Carlo Resort: World's Worst Hitchhiker Cosmo7 2009
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Kate - Simplicity 3780 is a great 1950s halterneck dress that's a reissue of an original vintage pattern.
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I leafed through the pages, gazing at the silk bustiers and taffeta gowns, the hip-hugging denim capris and leather halterneck dresses worn by rich, famous, and beautiful people.
Indie Girl Kavita Daswani 2007
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I leafed through the pages, gazing at the silk bustiers and taffeta gowns, the hip-hugging denim capris and leather halterneck dresses worn by rich, famous, and beautiful people.
Indie Girl Kavita Daswani 2007
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I would *especially* like to point out how DrSue arranged the arms of the lemurs to be part of the halterneck.
"Marilyn Monroe meets The Magic School Bus" - A Dress A Day 2006
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I would *especially* like to point out how DrSue arranged the arms of the lemurs to be part of the halterneck.
October 2006 2006
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Ah'm in ma best practical clothes, selected specially for ma great escape: white wetlook plastic mini and pink spandex halterneck boobtube.
High Society Elton, Ben 2002
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Fashion' although she did once wear a plunge neck, turquoise halterneck by BCBG Max Azria to the Boodles Boxing Ball in 2008 and features labels such as Issa, Temperley and Katherine
Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph 2011
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