The word brassiere comes from the Old French braciere, which was a piece worn on the arm as protection. From Wordnik.com. [ZUG.com > ZUG Live] Reference
Just the word brassiere, or its shortened form, bra, was enough to stimulate me, and to say to myself “Mary’s bra” was deadly. From Wordnik.com. [THE EXTRA MAN] Reference
The word brassiere first appeared in U.S. From Wordnik.com. [Underclothes in World War One] Reference
That's right, a brassiere to conceal a hidden handgun. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript May 6, 2001] Reference
Her arms curve behind her and she drops the brassiere. From Wordnik.com. [A Winter Haunting]
(Mr. Geller referred to it as the "square brassiere."). From Wordnik.com. [The 10 Best Houses in the Hamptons] Reference
Creamy breasts swelled the lace-edge cu of her brassiere. From Wordnik.com. [Breakfast In Bed]
Lifting my shirt, I stuffed a few tissues in my brassiere. From Wordnik.com. [Middlesex]
And by the way, that business isn't located in my brassiere. From Wordnik.com. [Honeymoon]
Franklin, who wore a 34A brassiere, sought C or D size cups. From Wordnik.com. [Jacob M. Appel: Are Breasts a Right or a Privilege?] Reference
There was no indication that she was burdened by a brassiere. From Wordnik.com. [The Empress File]
Why did you lock her hands with handcuffs and take her brassiere off?. From Wordnik.com. [Korea: Can a Bra Be Used for Suicide?] Reference
I stuffed a brassiere and two pairs of knickers into the other pocket. From Wordnik.com. [Farthing] Reference
Marilyn Monroe's ample brassiere sold at an auction in London this weekend. From Wordnik.com. [Tom Gregory: Marilyn Monroe's Missionary Position Comes to Its End] Reference
He saw her tanned shoulder and the white brassiere cup over her left breast. From Wordnik.com. [I Am Legend]
I tried to unhook her brassiere, but I pulled too hard and the hook tore out. From Wordnik.com. [Flowers for Algernon]
Looking the other way while I stuffed food and candy into my purse and brassiere. From Wordnik.com. [whitehelmet Diary Entry] Reference
George's pop, married to Estelle, the original man model for the men's brassiere. From Wordnik.com. [Serenity Now! Giants Need Some] Reference
Without haste, he peeled it away, taking the satin strap of her brassiere with it. From Wordnik.com. [Breakfast In Bed]
She wasn't wearing a brassiere, but still, she wouldn't be what he'd call 'a draw '. From Wordnik.com. [OUT ON THE EDGE OF VICTORIAN CIVILIZATION] Reference
He patted her down, then raised her top to check her brassiere for hidden microphones. From Wordnik.com. [Ricochet]
NGUYEN: Well, you can flaunt it if you got it, in a bikini, that is, but in a brassiere?. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Sep 29, 2007] Reference
He said, when he went back, then he saw the brassiere, but there was no skin left, Nancy. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Oct 24, 2006] Reference
They can see when I ` m adjusting the straps on my brassiere and they can ` t find this guy. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jan 8, 2010] Reference
Reaching under her brassiere, she took out a tiny packet and pressed it into his right palm. From Wordnik.com. [I Am Legend]
I for one am particularly fond of the brassiere with matching thigh-high nylons and garters. From Wordnik.com. [Zandile Blay: Frisky Fashion: East Cleveland Mayor (Allegedly) Drags Out His Lingerie Collection] Reference
Whatever it was, like whatever powers her brassiere did or did not have, no longer mattered. From Wordnik.com. [Geometry] Reference
If the woman in prison refuses to the end, can the police force her to take the brassiere off?. From Wordnik.com. [Korea: Can a Bra Be Used for Suicide?] Reference
He baked a rather revealing brassiere; its cups took the form, in dough, of sheaves of tan wheat. From Wordnik.com. [Baking World Cup:] Reference
And Whoopi is just learning to wear a brassiere now so it's all coming together in a beautiful way. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Oct 2, 2007] Reference
Enid cut apart one of the “bandeaus” then in fashion, and made a brassiere for a fuller figure. From Wordnik.com. [Ida Cohen Rosenthal.] Reference
For instance, Paul Poiret, who popularized both the sheath dress and the brassiere before Coco Chanel. From Wordnik.com. [Perfume Gallery Preserves, Re-Creates Fragrances] Reference
What if I couldn't leave immediately, what if I had to stay because I couldn't find my brassiere or my earrings or my watch?. From Wordnik.com. [Resurrection] Reference
(Soundbite of song "Skinny Love") BON IVER: (Singing) Come on skinny love what happened here, Suckle on the hope in lite brassiere. From Wordnik.com. [Bon Iver On 'Blood Bank' (And An Unlikely Hit)] Reference
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