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bra
[brah] 
–noun
| 1. | brassiere. |
| 2. | Automotive Slang. a removable cover for the front end of an automobile to protect it from road debris. |
Origin:
by shortening
by shortening
bras⋅siere
[bruh-zeer] –noun
| a woman's undergarment for supporting the breasts. |
Also, bras⋅sière.
Also called bra.
Origin:
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 -āria -ary
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 -āria -ary
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| bra (brä) n. A brassiere. |
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Language Translation for : bra
Spanish:
sujetador, sosténsostén, sujetador,
German:
der BH,
Japanese:
| bra brassiere |
| BRA basic rate access |
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