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bra

  [brah]
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–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
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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
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bra   (brä)   
n.  A brassiere.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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Word Origin & History

bra 
1936, shortening of brassiere (q.v.).

brassiere 
18c., "woman's underbodice," from Fr. brassière "child's chemise, shoulder strap" (17c.), from O.Fr. braciere "arm guard," from bras "an arm," from L. brachium (see brace). Modern use is a euphemistic borrowing first recorded 1909.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Abbreviations & Acronyms
bra
brassiere
BRA
basic rate access
The American Heritage® Abbreviations Dictionary, Third Edition
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