Synonyms for bra


Grammar : Noun
Spell : brah
Phonetic Transcription : brɑ

Top 10 synonyms for bra Other synonyms for the word bra

Définition of bra

Origin :
  • by 1923, shortening of brassiere.
  • As in underwear : noun clothing worn under outerwear
  • As in unmentionables : noun undergarments
  • As in foundation garment : noun undergarment shaping figure
Example sentences :
  • The men condemned to death in the Bra affair are confined in the fort at Vanves.
  • Extract from : « The Memoirs of Victor Hugo » by Victor Hugo
  • The execution of the condemned men in the Bra affair was a blunder.
  • Extract from : « The Memoirs of Victor Hugo » by Victor Hugo
  • But she said up to the very end that she was bra', bra', and had had a happy day.
  • Extract from : « Katharine Frensham » by Beatrice Harraden
  • For the "bra' laddie" the only music is that which is emitted by the bagpipe.
  • Extract from : « Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 109, September 14th, 1895 » by Various
  • They came back in a vessel, the maid said, an' wor out a bra' while.
  • Extract from : « The Wizard of West Penwith » by William Bentinck Forfar
  • She reached behind her and did something and her bra fell away.
  • Extract from : « Little Brother » by Cory Doctorow
  • But neither could there be any Abra, if Cada and Bra did not surround it.
  • Extract from : « Yellow-Cap and Other Fairy-Stories For Children » by Julian Hawthorne
  • Can it be that Bra—that that hunter has done me this great wrong?
  • Extract from : « The Lost Trail » by Edward S. Ellis
  • It by no means follows that the finger-print represented by the second bra is very like that of the first one.
  • Extract from : « Dactylography » by Henry Faulds
  • The pattern simply is of a certain typical form with which bra is to be linked for registration purposes.
  • Extract from : « Dactylography » by Henry Faulds
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