"brassiere" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈbɹæziɛə/ [UK], /ˈbɹæsiɛə/ [UK], /bɹəˈzɪɚ/ [US] Audio: en-us-brassiere.ogg Forms: brassieres [plural], brassière [alternative]
enPR: brə-zĭrʹ [US] Rhymes: -ɛə(ɹ), -ɪə(ɹ) Etymology: Borrowed from French brassière. Doublet of brachiaria. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|brassière}} French brassière, {{doublet|en|brachiaria}} Doublet of brachiaria Head templates: {{en-noun}} brassiere (plural brassieres)
  1. Dated form of bra (“item of underwear”). Tags: alt-of, dated Alternative form of: bra (extra: item of underwear) Derived forms: bra, long-line brassiere, manssiere
    Sense id: en-brassiere-en-noun-PdR07rj7 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Underwear

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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