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bra /brɑː /noun1An undergarment worn by women to support the breasts.Underwear makers promote support bras made without an underwire, as even a small bit of metal can trigger a sensitive alarm....- She doesn't just sell her underwear, though: slips, bras, body stockings, and socks are all hot sellers.
- To avoid severe chaffing, endurance athletes should look for bras that are seamless.
1.1 (also auto bra, car bra) North American A carbon-based cover that fits over the front bumper of a car.Make sure that the car bra you purchase is for the specific make and model of your vehicle....- It comes from the same place that gave the world pet psychiatrists, pet rocks and car bras.
Derivativesbraless adjective ...- Under a thin, blue turtleneck, she appears to be braless.
- Obviously going braless, her breasts seemingly defy gravity, a testimony to her plastic surgeon's wonderful skills.
- However, you should go braless for a few hours every day just so the breasts aren't restricted.
Origin1930s: abbreviation of brassiere. Rhymesaargh, Accra, afar, ah, aha, aide-mémoire, ajar, Alcazar, are, Armagh, armoire, Artois, au revoir, baa, bah, bar, barre, bazaar, beaux-arts, Bekaa, bête noire, Bihar, bizarre, blah, Bogotá, Bonnard, cafard, café noir, Calabar, car, Carr, Castlebar, catarrh, Changsha, char, charr, cigar, comme ci comme ça, commissar, coup d'état, de haut en bas, devoir, Dhofar, Directoire, Du Bois, Dumas, Dunbar, éclat, embarras de choix, escritoire, fah, famille noire, far, feu de joie, film noir, foie gras, Fra, galah, gar, guar, guitar, ha, hah, ha-ha, Halacha, hurrah, hussar, huzza, insofar, Invar, jar, je ne sais quoi, ka, kala-azar, Kandahar, khimar, Khorramshahr, knar, Krasnodar, Kwa, la-di-da, lah, Lehár, Loire, ma, mama, mamma, mar, Mardi Gras, ménage à trois, mirepoix, moire, nam pla, Navarre, noir, objet d'art, pa, pah, Panama, papa, par, Pará, Paraná, pas, pâté de foie gras, peau-de-soie, pietà, Pinot Noir, pooh-bah, poult-de-soie, pya, rah, registrar, Saar, Salazar, Sana'a, sang-froid, scar, schwa, Seychellois, shah, Shangri-La, shikar, ska, sol-fa, spa, spar, star, Starr, Stranraer, ta, tahr, tar, tartare, tata, tra-la, tsar, Twa, Villa, voilà, waratah, yah |