bra
Americannoun
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bras
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Automotive Slang. a removable cover for the front end of an automobile to protect it from road debris.
noun
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Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of bra
By shortening
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"I was the first woman to burn my bra, it took the fire department four days to put it out."
From Barron's ● Aug. 25, 2026
Race organiser ASO issued a statement following Dutch media reports of concerns some riders had used bra padding as aerodynamic fairings to improve efficiency.
From BBC ● Aug. 5, 2026
Shares in Victoria’s Secret soared nearly 50% to a new all-time high after bra sales boosted the retailer’s top line.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 2, 2026
Those gains, she said, were seen across its bra silhouettes and price points.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 2, 2026
The bra was sportier than any I'd ever had, but it was cute anyway.
From "We Are Okay" by Nina LaCour
According to several women reporters, security staff conducted unusual pat-downs of some women journalists to check whether they were wearing bras and might be Femen activists prepared to reveal chests painted with slogans.
From Barron's ● Oct. 27, 2026
The exact criteria for having breast reduction surgery on the NHS depends on where you live but may be possible if other options, which include wearing professionally fitted bras, have not worked.
From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026
"I was regularly changing my underwear, and by the end... my friend and I had just given up on bras altogether because of that sweatiness, that discomfort."
From BBC ● Jul. 8, 2026
In March, executives said that over the past year, they had put bras back at the center of the Victoria’s Secret brand.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 2, 2026
To move through the sweeping gestures of a grand port de bras, the aching lift of an arabesque.
From "The Sea in Winter" by Christine Day
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