halterneckとは 意味・読み方・使い方

名詞

halterneck (plural halternecks)

1. A single strap or material which runs from the front of the garment around the back of the wearer's neck, leaving most of the back uncovered, often used in swimsuits and women's dresses.

   Synonyms: haltertop, neckholder

   • 2014, Alan Kenneth Kite, Kalliste, page 10:

     Halterneck or strapless!

2. (less common) A halter top or halterneck top (a garment with such a strap).

   Synonym: halter top

   • 2013, Dan Richardson, Cairo and the Pyramids (Rough Guides Snapshot Egypt):

     […] wearing halternecks, skimpy T-shirts, miniskirts and the like will attract gropers, and the disapproval of both sexes.

   • 2022, Kate Mosse, The Languedoc Trilogy: Labyrinth, Sepulchre and Citadel:

     […] she chose her most comfortable skirt and new blue halterneck, packed everything else, then went down to check out before she headed off to explore Toulouse.

参照

• “halterneck”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
• “haltertop”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
• halterneck on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Category:Halternecks on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons