Backless dress

Backless dress

A backless dress is a dress designed so as to expose the wearer's back and. It is usually the equivalent of a floor-length haltertop, with a single piece of cloth passing behind the wearer's neck to hold the dress up, which may be covered by the wearer's hair, leaving the impression from behind that nothing is holding the dress up. In some designs, the dress includes short sleeves which hold the dress up by the shoulders, while still others may use spaghetti straps which connect to the sides of the dress.

The amount of the back exposed by a backless dress can vary as well, with some covering everything from the lower back down, while others plunge in a risque fashion nearly to the buttocks.


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  • backless — [baklis] adj. made without a back [a backless dress] …   English World dictionary

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  • backless — back|less [ˈbækləs] adj a backless dress, ↑swimsuit etc does not cover much or any of a woman s back …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • backless — back|less [ bækləs ] adjective a backless dress does not cover a woman s back and shoulders …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • backless — [[t]bæ̱kləs[/t]] ADJ: usu ADJ n A backless dress leaves most of a woman s back uncovered down to her waist …   English dictionary

  • backless — UK [ˈbækləs] / US adjective a backless dress does not cover a woman s back and shoulders …   English dictionary

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  • backless — adj. Backless is used with these nouns: ↑dress …   Collocations dictionary

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