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brassiere

bras·siere

UK/ˈbɹæzi.ɛə/ US/ˈbɹæsi.ɛə/ rare dated

noun

1.

an undergarment worn by women to support their breasts

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Borrowed from French brassière. Doublet of brachiaria.

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