亚洲网紅露点

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brassiere

or 产谤补蝉路蝉颈猫谤别

[ bruh-zeer ]

noun

  1. a woman's undergarment for supporting the breasts.


brassiere

/ 藞br忙s瑟蓹; 藞br忙z- /

noun

  1. a woman's undergarment for covering and supporting the breasts Often shortened tobra
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of brassiere1

1910鈥15; < French 产谤补蝉蝉颈猫谤别 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 ( brace ) + -颈猫谤别, suffix added to body part nouns, the resultant derivative denoting an article for that part < Latin -腻谤颈补 -ary
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of brassiere1

C20: from C17 French: bodice, from Old French braciere a protector for the arm, from braz arm
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鈥淭he odd couple,鈥 he barks, lifting up a brassiere fashioned so that one cup is larger than the other.

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As a kid, they鈥檇 imagined themselves walking down the street with a curvy body wearing a brassiere and tight clothing.

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But even more mainstream daytime dresses, button-down pinstriped suits and print dresses were tailored to offer a hint of a brassiere, a peek of a slip.

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鈥淪omebody said, 鈥極h, water brassiere, thank you very much,鈥 a water bra,鈥 a chuckling Prince said.

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In her small-scale works, she adorned cropped body parts with undergarments, corsets, brassieres and patterned fabrics.

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