brassière
See also: brassiere
English
Noun
brassière (plural brassières)
- Alternative form of brassiere
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French
Etymology
From Old French braciere (originally a lining inside armor to protect the arm, but later a garment), from brace (“arm”), from Latin bracchia, plural of Latin bracchium, from Ancient Greek βραχίων (brakhíōn).
Pronunciation
Noun
brassière f (plural brassières)
- child's vest
- (nautical) life jacket
- (dated outside Quebec) brassiere, bra
- Synonym: soutien-gorge
Descendants
- → English: brassiere
Further reading
- “brassière”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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