Definition of "bra" []

• A brassiere. (noun)

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• "Structured simply the campaign for the title bra separates women into two categories: Marilyn and Jackie the question recurs throughout the episode in careful variation."
• "Like all the best questions .... bra is short for brassiere, which a single item, als the word is French, and they are a singular people. bra is short for brassiere which is a word for a single object, whereas any item of clothing that covers both legs separately is referred to in plural as it comprises two leg coverings put together."
• "They say the bra is a symbol of women being oppressed by the media to be an object of beauty and all that jazz."