undercupn.

Forms: Also under-cup.

Etymology: under- prefix¹ 2b(b).Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈundercup.

The lower section or underside of a brassière cup.

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the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > underwear > [noun] > brassière > part of

cup1938

gay deceiver1942

falsies1943

undercup1945

underwire1973

1945 Corsets & Brassieres Sept. 33/2 (caption) A satin rayon bra... Undercup stitches for firm support.

1951 People 3 June 2/1 (advt.) This Kayser Bondor brassiere has quilted stitched under-cups for firm support.

1963 Vogue (U.S. ed.) Dec. 45/2 (advt.) Mate it [sc. a girdle] to the bra with the same name, same feeling—lace top, Shapeliner undercups.

1984 Sears, Roebuck Catal. Spring–Summer 198 Stretch fabric holds and molds you naturally, comfortably. Gently shirred undercups conform to your natural shape.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1993; most recently modified version published online December 2020).

单词	undercup
释义	undercupn. Forms: Also under-cup. Etymology: under- prefix¹ 2b(b).Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈundercup. The lower section or underside of a brassière cup. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > underwear > [noun] > brassière > part of cup1938 gay deceiver1942 falsies1943 undercup1945 underwire1973 1945 Corsets & Brassieres Sept. 33/2 (caption) A satin rayon bra... Undercup stitches for firm support. 1951 People 3 June 2/1 (advt.) This Kayser Bondor brassiere has quilted stitched under-cups for firm support. 1963 Vogue (U.S. ed.) Dec. 45/2 (advt.) Mate it [sc. a girdle] to the bra with the same name, same feeling—lace top, Shapeliner undercups. 1984 Sears, Roebuck Catal. Spring–Summer 198 Stretch fabric holds and molds you naturally, comfortably. Gently shirred undercups conform to your natural shape. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1993; most recently modified version published online December 2020). > as lemmas under-cup † under-cup n. Obsolete ΚΠ 1611 J. Florio Queen Anna's New World of Words Sottotazza, an vnder-cup of essay. extracted from under-prefix¹ < n.1945 as lemmas
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