brassieres
- plural of brassiere.
Example Sentences
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With ceremony, Margaret calls the date she’s going with her mother to buy her first brassieres “Bra Day.”
From Slate • Aug. 13, 2019
The exhibition traces the history of brassieres, from their development as "bust supporters" in the 1860s through their wide adoption in the early 20th century to the introduction of Lycra in the late 1950s.
From US News • Apr. 13, 2016
And before turning to e-cigarettes in 2006, the founders of First Union made silica gel brassieres and weight loss belts.
From New York Times • Dec. 13, 2014
But brassieres aren’t designed for us—they get loose.
From The New Yorker • Oct. 21, 2013
In the spring of 1959, when discussions of my fertilization got under way, my mother couldn’t foresee that women would soon be burning their brassieres by the thousand.
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
