brassiere
See also: brassière
English edit
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Etymology edit
Borrowed from French brassière. Doublet of brachiaria.
Pronunciation edit
- (UK): IPA(key): /ˈbɹæzɪɛə/, /ˈbɹæsɪɛə/
- (US): enPR: brə-zĭrʹ, IPA(key): /bɹəˈzɪɚ/
Audio (US) (file) - Rhymes: -ɛə(ɹ), -ɪə(ɹ)
Noun edit
brassiere (plural brassieres)
- Dated form of bra (“item of underwear”). [from 1900s]
- 2019, Chigozie Obioma, An Orchestra of Minorities, Abacus (2019), page 29:
- She started to strap her brassiere over her breasts.
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bra — see bra