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Meanings of high-necked in English

High-necked.

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Usage of high-necked in English
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When had her sister first started wearing high-necked dresses and lace collars?
Heartless
2
She ran her fingers over the blouse, a high-necked one, and frowned.
Geomancer (Well of Echoes)
3
And, in her floor-length, high-necked gown of purest white, she looked angelic.
Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back
4
His double-breasted black suit and high-necked white shirt were impeccable and elegant.
The Beast Within
5
The girl was in her customary high-necked frock, old Jolyon had not dressed.
The Forsyte Saga, Volume I. / The Man Of Property
6
The 63-year-old showed off her slammin' bod in a figure-hugging, high-necked blue gown.
News.com.au
7
Miss Isobel, looking thoroughly uncomfortable in a high-necked, long-sleeved evening dress, sighed anxiously:
Quin
8
Samantha Jade went bold with a long-sleeved, high-necked metallic-patterned mini dress.
News.com.au
9
Satin blouses, tucked and high-necked, are excellent for the office.
Book of Etiquette, Volume II
10
She pulled on the collar of her high-necked lace blouse.
Beautiful creatures
11
This should be high-necked, long-sleeved, and made to come well down over the ankles.
The Woman Beautiful; or, The Art of Beauty Culture
12
Beatrice is in the second row from the front wearing a black high-necked top.
Radio NZ
13
Adrian looked scared to death in her high-necked cotton dress.
Losing charlotte
14
This gives you an opportunity to layer large necklaces against these high-necked jumpers and dresses.
The South African
15
She knew, too, why Bernhardt, in "Camille," always died in a high-necked nightgown.
Cheerful—By Request
16
Certainly old Diccon did look droll as he struggled vainly with his vicious high-necked nag.
Men of Iron