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    brassiere

    Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
    Related topics: Clothes
    bras·si·ere /ˈbræziə $ brəˈzɪr/ noun [countable] formal  DCCa bra 胸罩，乳罩，文胸
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    brassiere• A brassiere, fluttering weightlessly to the ground.• She wore loose black pyjamas, moccasins and a black brassiere.• Strangled with her own brassiere, they say.• Confidently, her hands sought to undo the brassiere.    Origin brassiere (1900-2000) Early French brassière “top part of a dress”, from Old French braciere “arm protector”, from braz “arm”
    bras·si·ere nounChineseSyllable
    a Corpus bra


    brassiere
    bras‧si‧ere /ˈbræziə $ brəˈzɪr/ noun [countable] formal
     Date: 1900-2000
     Origin: Early French brassière 'top part of a dress', from Old French braciere 'arm protector', from braz 'arm'
    a bra


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