chapeau bras

[ brah ]

/ brɑ /

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a small three-cornered hat, worn by gentlemen in full dress in the 18th century, that could be folded flat and carried under the arm.

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1755–65; <French: arm hat

The ladies got to keep their bras on, and I noticed most of the women asked to strip down were young and pretty.
Spirit Tripping With Colombian Shamans|Chris Allbritton|August 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST
In between a female sex shop and trendy boutiques is a nondescript store selling all manner of bras, corsets, and other lingerie.
New York's Sexiest Kosher Corsets|Emily Shire|August 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Earlier this week, a Daily Beast writer criticized Dita Von Teese's range of new 'sexy' maternity bras for women.
Dita Von Teese, My Breasts Are All Yours|Amanda Clayman|August 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST
As someone who nursed two children for a total of just under three years, I spent a lot of time in nursing bras.
Dita Von Teese, My Breasts Are All Yours|Amanda Clayman|August 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST

The package contains the lacy, underwired bras of the Dita Von Teese Maternity Collection.
Dita Von Teese, Keep Your Hands Off Our Boobs|Emma Mahony|August 6, 2014|DAILY BEAST
I was struck by the bishop's dress, for it was the first time I had seen the black knickerbockers and the three-cornered chapeau.
My Life in Many States and in Foreign Lands|George Francis Train
They wore a sword, carried a chapeau under the arm, wore laces and frills, and coats with cuffs heavy with gold lace.
The Old Furniture Book|N. Hudson Moore
Both the allied armies hastened to unite at Quatre Bras; but their junction there was already impossible.
History of the English People, Volume VIII (of 8)|John Richard Green
In the evening he ordered concentration on Nivelles, and not till the morning of the 16th did he direct movements on Quatre-Bras.
Battles of English History|H. B. (Hereford Brooke) George
About two o'clock however he began, with Reille's corps only, the battle of Quatre-Bras.
Battles of English History|H. B. (Hereford Brooke) George