 4 definitions found
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
bra
noun: an undergarment worn by women to support their breasts [syn:
{brassiere}, {bandeau}]
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
bra \bra\ n.
same as {brassiere}.
Syn: brassiere, bandeau.
[WordNet 1.5]
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Brassiere \Bras'siere"\ Brassiere
\Bras'si['e]re"\(br[.a]*z[=e]r"), noun [F.]
A form of woman's undergarment, often stiffened with wire or
whalebones, or the like, and worn to cover and support the
breasts; -- also called {bra}. It usually has straps which
support it from the shoulders, but strapless variants are
also made.
Syn: bra, bandeau.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
56 Moby Thesaurus words for "bra":
advocate, alpenstock, arm, athletic supporter, back, backbone,
backing, bandeau, bearer, brace, bracer, bracket, brassiere,
buttress, cane, carrier, cervix, corset, crook, crutch, falsies,
foundation garment, fulcrum, girdle, guy, guywire, jock, jockstrap,
mainstay, maintainer, mast, neck, prop, reinforce, reinforcement,
reinforcer, rest, resting place, rigging, shoulder, shroud,
soutien-gorge, spine, sprit, staff, standing rigging, stave, stay,
stick, stiffener, strengthener, support, supporter, sustainer,
upholder, walking stick
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