Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A brassiere.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun same as
brassiere .
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- noun slang friend
- noun a
brassiere - noun physics One of the two
vectors in the standardnotation for describingquantum states inquantum mechanics , the other being theket .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun an undergarment worn by women to support their breasts
Etymologies
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Examples
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Structured simply the campaign for the title bra separates women into two categories: Marilyn and Jackie the question recurs throughout the episode in careful variation.
The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com The Huffington Post News Editors 2011
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Like all the best questions .... bra is short for brassiere, which a single item, als the word is French, and they are a singular people. bra is short for brassiere which is a word for a single object, whereas any item of clothing that covers both legs separately is referred to in plural as it comprises two leg coverings put together.
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They say the bra is a symbol of women being oppressed by the media to be an object of beauty and all that jazz.
more words nathreee 2009
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Hilliary plays the cards as they benefit her – never stands on her own two feet – her bra is always in Bill's pocket.
Obama, Clinton supporters both say Clinton attacking unfairly 2008
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As far as hanging about in ones underwear, I am certain for a fact that most readers would rather see me hanging out in my undies than persons of other gender persuations, But bike shorts and sports bra is as far as I'd be willing to go.
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As far as hanging about in ones underwear, I am certain for a fact that most readers would rather see me hanging out in my undies than persons of other gender persuations, But bike shorts and sports bra is as far as I'd be willing to go.
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All shapes and sizes are accepted as long the bra is in good condition.
'Bra Recyclers' Donate Lingerie To Breast Cancer Survivors The Huffington Post News Team 2010
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All shapes and sizes are accepted as long the bra is in good condition.
'Bra Recyclers' Donate Lingerie To Breast Cancer Survivors Lauren Sozio 2010
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Walk up to them and ask them what color their bra is – duck from the oncoming slap in the face – and then explain the reason why!
Guys. Why Are Women Posting Colors on Facebook? | myFiveBest 2010
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I SERIOUSLY just bought a bra from the teens department because mine have shrunk so.
oroboros commented on the word bra
Why is "bra" singular and "panties" plural?
November 27, 2007
bilby commented on the word bra
Women have a lot to answer for.
November 27, 2007
chained_bear commented on the word bra
Bra makes sense, as it's short for brassiere. But why are pants and scissors plural?
And for that matter, why does politics SOUND plural, even though it isn't?
November 27, 2007
uselessness commented on the word bra
Pants: Two legs.
Scissors: Two blades.
Politics: One is quite enough, thankyouverymuch.
November 27, 2007
chained_bear commented on the word bra
Pants: two legs, two cuffs, one pair, one garment.
Scissors: two blades, two points, two fingerholes, one pair, one tool.
By that argument you could say bra: two arm straps, two cups, one garment, which doesn't make sense at all. "I need to buy a pair of bra" is just dumb, and "...a pair of bras" means two of the garments, not two cups.
Which brings us back to: why not buy a pant, or use a scissor?
Politics, however, is just weird. I understand it makes strange bedfellows as well.
November 27, 2007
bilby commented on the word bra
I had an Indian friend who used pant and scissor in the singular. "I bought a new pant today." "Will you be passing me the scissor." Perhaps such usages are all the buzz in Bangalore. But he didn't wear a bra so I remain perplexed.
November 27, 2007
reesetee commented on the word bra
Because English is weird, that's why.
November 27, 2007
chained_bear commented on the word bra
Oh! So that's it! Thanks reesetee! ;)
Also, and perhaps paradoxically, I find stuff like the J. Crew catalog saying "The Pant" to be very pretentious.
November 27, 2007
seanahan commented on the word bra
I interpret it as panties go over both legs, where as the bra is worn over the chest.
November 27, 2007
reesetee commented on the word bra
I know what you mean, c_b. I always imagine someone trying to put on a pair of one-legged trousers and hopelessly hopping around a room.
November 27, 2007
bilby commented on the word bra
Maybe it's not the one-leg trouser that causes that but a triphthong.
December 2, 2007
sionnach commented on the word bra
So, this dyslexic guy goes into a bra...
December 2, 2008
skipvia commented on the word bra
...sits down next to this girl and says "do you know Anal?"
December 2, 2008
tbtabby commented on the word bra
Means "good" in Swedish.
July 13, 2009
antxeme commented on the word bra
haha~
July 27, 2011
bourbonmots commented on the word bra
Allan Sherman sang about the singular vs plural issue in his song "One Hippopotami" (can usually be found on YouTube).
July 28, 2011