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brassiere
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Word definitions for brassiere in dictionaries
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
18c., "woman's underbodice," from French brassière "child's chemise; shoulder strap" (17c.), from Old French braciere "arm guard" (14c.), from bras "an arm," from Latin bracchium (see brace (n.)). Modern use is a euphemistic borrowing employed in the garment ...
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. An item of underwear worn to support the breasts; now commonly shortened to '''bra'''.
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Brassiere \Bras`siere"\ Brassiere \Bras`si[`e]re"\(br[.a]*z[=e]r"), n. [F.] A form of woman's undergarment, often stiffened with wire or whalebones, or the like, and worn to cover and support the breasts; -- also called bra . It usually has straps ...
Usage examples of brassiere.
Susie, fingering the hot leather she had just plied so expertly, explained the art of the corsetiere to the men, sharing the secrets of how the brassiere could bewitch by moulding, uplifting and pronouncing the charms of the ultimate feminine attribute: the breasts.
Until then, I want you to think carefully about the silk cup of the brassiere, my wet breast and your hot stripes to come.
She turned and smiled, and Novak was distracted to the point of wondering whether she was wearing a brassiere.
He was busy, as usual, and he appeared to be taking a photograph of a holiday trio, two plump blondes in tight slacks and brassieres, with a flushed lout wriggling between them.
It contained thirty-two pages of photographs showing models wearing brassieres, corsets, garter belts, and stockings.
Miss MacTavish: This is to notify you that payment on your account for three black silk negligees, Size 12, and four pairs Upthrust brassieres, 107 cm.
The peekaboo brassiere with its insets of see-through lace, the high-waisted panties, and the self-supporting stockings were like something out of an old Betty Page comic.
With a final rip, the dress split in two and Desdemona lay on the linoleum, exposing to the world the misery of her underwear, her overburdened underwire brassiere, her gloomy underpants, and the frantic girdle whose stays she was even now popping as she approached the summit of her dishevelment.
Three times Ken678 heard the horse, three times he watched the red lace brassiere falling away, falling away.
Steeply worked a finger under one strap of the brassiere to relieve the throttling pressure.
She tugged off the light cotton pants and stood there in brassiere and underpants and took stock.
I suggest that you revise these slightly, giving some concealment for a strapless brassiere underneath.
She had prepared herself for worsefor his swollen face, a blue tongue, a brassiere around his neck.
Millie, in lavender tights and brassiere was applying lipstick at the mirror.
She was dressed in a smart red jacket, a knee-length black skirt, and a white silk blouse through which the outline of her brassiere was faintly visible.