: a woman's undergarment to cover and support the breasts
Examples of brassiere in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the WebThe Slow Clap cocktail is a favorite (bourbon, spiced pear liqueur, orgeat, lime, orange) or sip a glass of Los Monteros Cava at St. Neo’s brassiere and raw bar.—Katie Kelly Bell, Robb Report, 2 May 2024 The future queen wore granny panties and a large brassiere.—Ellen Gamerman, WSJ, 16 Nov. 2023 As the party sipped on shots of mezcal and champagne, Hearst, who was wearing a floor-length ivory asymmetric gown revealing a leather brassiere, held the floor, greeting friends and showing them around the space.—Rachel Marlowe, Vogue, 13 Nov. 2023 Meanwhile, on Saturday at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, Morgan Wallen fielded a flying black brassiere — no harm, no foul.—Carlos De Loera, Los Angeles Times, 24 July 2023 Today, Maidenform may not have to consider the same demands that the A.T.B. team faces, but during the Second World War the company supplied the military with brassieres for servicewomen.—The New Yorker, 17 July 2023 Some weren’t meant for public display: stockings, shoes, a corset, a brassiere.—Mark Feeney, BostonGlobe.com, 20 June 2023 When a soldier is in harm’s way, the brassiere would be worn under a nearly invincible fortress of finery.—Patricia Marx, The New Yorker, 19 June 2023 Until the modern invention of the brassiere with cups, women had to bolster their busts with either unsupportive bands of cloth or constricting corsets---so the common knowledge went.—Sophie Bushwick, Discover Magazine, 19 July 2012
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Word History
Etymology
obsolete French brassière bodice, from Old French braciere arm protector, from bras arm — more at bracelet
: a woman's close-fitting undergarment to cover and support the breasts
Etymology
from obsolete French brassière "bodice," from early French braciere "arm protector," from bras "arm," from Latin bracchium (same meaning) — related to brace, bracelet
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