单词 | brassiere |
释义 | brassiere /breuh zear"/, n. a woman's undergarment for supporting the breasts. Also, brassière. Also called bra. [1910-15; < F brassière bodice worn as an undergarment to support the breasts (now obs. in this sense), MF bracieres camisole, OF: armor for the arms, equiv. to bras arm (see BRACE) + -ière, suffix added to body part nouns, the resultant deriv. denoting an article for that part < L -aria -ARY] |
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