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BNC: 36289 COCA: 23771

brassiere

1 ENTRIES FOUND:
brassiere /brəˈziɚ/ Brit /ˈbræziə/ noun
plural brassieres
brassiere
/brəˈziɚ/ Brit /ˈbræziə/
noun
plural brassieres
Learner's definition of BRASSIERE
[count] formal
: bra see color picture on this page
BNC: 36289 COCA: 23771

brassiere

noun

bras·​siere brə-ˈzir How to pronounce brassiere (audio)
 also  ˌbra-sē-ˈer
: a woman's undergarment to cover and support the breasts

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web One young man cuts away a large section of the artist’s top before severing the straps of her brassiere. New York Times, 15 Oct. 2020 The company’s latest, the Bella Fino Edition Wallet Cases for iPhone 11 Pro and iPhone 11 Pro Max, have interchangeable straps that are held in place by (this is true) brassiere hooks. Julio Ojeda-zapata, Twin Cities, 28 Nov. 2019 In the living room, dressed in underwear — bikini panties and a brassiere — was Miss Tate. Los Angeles Times, 28 July 2019 Around midnight in Lausanne, hundreds rallied at the city's cathedral and marched downtown to set wooden pallets on fire, then throwing items like neckties and brassieres onto the inferno. CBS News, 14 June 2019 Depression sounded like a blues woman who kept switchblades in her garters, flasks in her brassiere and whiskey on her tongue (or gin, depending on the day). Maiysha Kai, The Root, 16 May 2018 From bricks to brassieres to beer, Lake Bluff has produced a variety of products, from the practical to whimsical over more than 150 years. Lake County News-Sun, 14 May 2018 Dermatologists agree that women can get away with washing their brassieres after every three or four wears. Southern Living, 2 May 2018 See More

Word History

Etymology

obsolete French brassière bodice, from Old French braciere arm protector, from bras arm — more at bracelet

First Known Use

1880, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of brassiere was in 1880
BNC: 36289 COCA: 23771

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