Scoop neck

Scoop neck

A scoop neck shirt is one in which the scoop-shape neckline is dropped significantly below normal limits, but generally not so far as A-neck shirts commonly worn by men or the more unisex tank top Dubious|Comparison with tank tops|date=March 2008. However, some scoop neck shirts, when worn by women, are cut low enough to display significant amounts of cleavage. These shirts come in a variety of forms, including those with and without buttons. At least one fashion designer has recently produced a line of shirts for men that can be converted to scoop neck shirts by clipping a thread in the collarFact|date=February 2007. The scoop neck shirt is often worn as sports or casual wear by women, and has grown increasingly fashionable for men.

It should be noted that the exact shape of the neckline may vary from a slightly exaggerated circle to extremely severe parabolae, with limitless variation between.

See also

* Neckline
* V-neck
* Décolletage


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  • scoop neck — scoop .neck also scoop .neckline n a round, quite low neck on a woman s ↑top …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • scoop neck — noun count a round low neck on a piece of women s clothing …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • scoop neck — a round, usually low, neckline on a dress, blouse, etc. Also called scoop neckline. [1950 55] * * * scoop neck noun A low rounded neckline • • • Main Entry: ↑scoop * * * scoop neck UK US noun [countable] [singular …   Useful english dictionary

  • scoop neck — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms scoop neck : singular scoop neck plural scoop necks a round low neck on a piece of women s clothing …   English dictionary

  • scoop neck — noun see scoop I …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • scoop neck — a round, usually low, neckline on a dress, blouse, etc. Also called scoop neckline. [1950 55] * * * …   Universalium

  • scoop neck — noun a deeply curved wide neckline on a woman s garment. Derivatives scoop necked adjective …   English new terms dictionary

  • scoop neck — /ˈskup nɛk/ (say skoohp nek) noun a low rounded neckline on a woman s dress, blouse, etc. Also, scoop neckline, scooped neckline …  

  • scoop neck — noun (C) a round, quite low neck on a woman s top …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • scoop neck — low cut rounded neckline on a woman s piece of garment …   English contemporary dictionary

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