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Definition of "brassiere" [bras•siere]

  • A woman's undergarment worn to support and give contour to the breasts. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "brassiere" in a sentence
  • "The word brassiere comes from the Old French braciere, which was a piece worn on the arm as protection."
  • "A rummage through the Rigby & Peller archive, which is stored in silk-lined suitcases in an office above its Conduit Street store in Mayfair, shows that a lot has changed since Vogue coined the term "brassiere" in 1907."
  • "I had once looked up the word brassiere in the dictionary, and I had been aroused: “A woman’s undergarment worn to support the breasts.”"