Definition of Brasiere
Bras`sière" (?), n. [F.] A
form of woman's underwaist stiffened with whalebones, or the like, and
worn to support the breasts.
Bras`sière" (?), n. [F.] A
form of woman's underwaist stiffened with whalebones, or the like, and
worn to support the breasts.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- A piece of underwear worn by women to support the breasts
brassiere- see bra
French
- A child's vest.
- (Maritime): A life jacket.
- The use of this word, notably in Quebec French, in the sense of the English brassiere is an anglicism, and a back-formed false friend.
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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