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brassiere

or ²ú°ù²¹²õ·²õ¾±Ã¨°ù±ð

[ bruh-zeer ]

noun

  1. a woman's undergarment for supporting the breasts.


brassiere

/ ˈbræsɪə; ˈbræz- /

noun

  1. a woman's undergarment for covering and supporting the breasts Often shortened tobra
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of brassiere1

1910–15; < French ²ú°ù²¹²õ²õ¾±Ã¨°ù±ð bodice worn as an undergarment to support the breasts (now obsolete in this sense), Middle French bracieres camisole, Old French: armor for the arms, equivalent to bras arm ( brace ) + -¾±Ã¨°ù±ð, suffix added to body part nouns, the resultant derivative denoting an article for that part < Latin -Äå°ù¾±²¹ -ary
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of brassiere1

C20: from C17 French: bodice, from Old French braciere a protector for the arm, from braz arm
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Example Sentences

“The odd couple,†he barks, lifting up a brassiere fashioned so that one cup is larger than the other.

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As a kid, they’d imagined themselves walking down the street with a curvy body wearing a brassiere and tight clothing.

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But even more mainstream daytime dresses, button-down pinstriped suits and print dresses were tailored to offer a hint of a brassiere, a peek of a slip.

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“Somebody said, ‘Oh, water brassiere, thank you very much,’ a water bra,†a chuckling Prince said.

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In her small-scale works, she adorned cropped body parts with undergarments, corsets, brassieres and patterned fabrics.

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