a woman's undergarment for covering and supporting the breasts
Often shortened to: bra
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
bras•siere or bras•sière/brəˈzɪr/USA pronunciation
n. [countable]bra.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026- Clothinga woman's undergarment for supporting the breasts.
bras•siere
(brə zēr′),USA pronunciation n.
- Clothinga woman's undergarment for supporting the breasts.
- Latin -āria -ary
- French brassière bodice worn as an undergarment to support the breasts (now obsolete in this sense), Middle French bracieres camisole, Old French: armor for the arms, equivalent. to bras arm (see brace) + -ière, suffix added to body part nouns, the resultant derivative denoting an article for that part
- 1910–15
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'brassière' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
A, a
- B, b
- C, c
- D, d
- aa
- all-in-one
- bandeau
- bra
- cervellière
- corselet
- cup
- falsie
- foundation garment
- mentonnière
- push-up
- underwire
- uplift
- épaulière