shark bite

Alternative forms

 * shark-bite
 * sharkbite

Etymology
From the resemblance of the hemline to an object which has had a large chunk bitten off by a shark.

Adjective

 * 1)  Having a hemline that curves inward in a deep, symmetrical vee.
 * 2) * 2018, Lina Chern, "Filigree", Black Fox Literary Magazine, Winter 2018, pages 96-97:
 * She didn't look like the other nurses, with her red shark-bite top, impractical heels, and frosted Bardot bun.
 * She didn't look like the other nurses, with her red shark-bite top, impractical heels, and frosted Bardot bun.