bra

[ brah ]

noun

1. brassiere.
2. Automotive Slang. a removable cover for the front end of an automobile to protect it from road debris.

bra

¹

/ brɑː /

noun

1. See brassiere
   short for brassiere

bra

²

/ brɑː /

noun

1. See bro
   informal.
   another word for bro 2

Word History and Origins

Origin of bra¹

By shortening

Example Sentences

It came with a matching bra top — a risque look for a high schooler on a casual night out.

From Vox

Savage x Fenty, her lingerie line, created body-positive spectacles that celebrated women of all shapes with its bras and underwear while market leader Victoria’s Secret was still pushing its narrow, skinny ideal.

From Quartz

Since I don't like putting unwashed clothing back into my dresser drawers, I devised a way to keep track of how often a bra has been worn so I know when to launder it.

From Washington Post

As the Kate McKinnon-played physician tried to deliver news about the Pfizer coronavirus vaccine, enraptured women threw their bras at him.

From Fortune

Maybe they will want to send their sister a card that says, with her in mind, $15 was spent on rice and beans for 10 families or $25 went toward a bra for a school-aged child.

From Washington Post

Her uniform—strapless white bra, blue jeans, suspenders, and fiery red mohawk—evokes the era of Desperately Seeking Susan.

From The Daily Beast

The camera lingers enough for us to glimpse her cleavage and a bit of her black bra.

From The Daily Beast

Faith is decency… if I were a cow I would be wearing a bra.

From The Daily Beast

Or Sensoria, a new athletic-wear company whose socks have GPS and whose shirts have a fitness tracker built into the bra.

From The Daily Beast

Then, Jessica Biel was very big around 2005-2010, and she had that scene in a bra in I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry.

From The Daily Beast

Daugh-ter and I had been watch-ing the child from the li-bra-ry win-dow.

From Project Gutenberg

I 'll no deny she was a bra sauncie woman, and kenned weel to make a haggis wi' an ape's head and shoulders.

From Project Gutenberg

That would certainly account for your bra—— Then, am I a cymbal too, Hilda?

From Project Gutenberg

Cunningham (p. 350) says this was originally a bra-dr, a twelve-doored open hall, and must have been light.

From Project Gutenberg

He was a trader from Btu Bra, and he had been selling the famous silks of his country in the villages up our river.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• bikini
• corset
• lingerie
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• undergarment
• underpants
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