brassiere

Etymology

Borrowed from French brassière. Doublet of brachiaria.

noun

  1. Dated form of bra (“item of underwear”).
    She started to strap her brassiere over her breasts. 2019, Chigozie Obioma, An Orchestra of Minorities, Abacus (2019), page 29

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