Definitions

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  • noun A kind of bra without an underwire.

Etymologies

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bra + -ette

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Examples

  • Some models wore cycling shorts under shorts and skirts, bralette swim tops partially exposed under light shirts and fingerless gloves with cuffs that evoked wrist sweatbands.

    Resort Wear Stretches to Embrace Surf, Scuba Ray A. Smith 2011

  • Diane von Furstenberg A look from Diane von Furstenberg Resort 2012 features a bralette swim top, partially exposed under a light shirt.

    Resort Fashions Celebrate Leisure 2011

  • Some models wore cycling shorts under shorts and skirts, bralette swim tops partially exposed under light shirts and fingerless gloves with cuffs that evoked wrist sweatbands.

    Resort Wear Stretches to Embrace Surf, Scuba Ray A. Smith 2011

  • Diane von Furstenberg A look from Diane von Furstenberg Resort 2012 features a bralette swim top, partially exposed under a light shirt.

    Resort Wear Stretches to Embrace Surf, Scuba Ray A. Smith 2011

  • Diane von Furstenberg A look from Diane von Furstenberg Resort 2012 features a bralette swim top, partially exposed under a light shirt.

    Resort Fashions Celebrate Leisure 2011

  • Diane von Furstenberg A look from Diane von Furstenberg Resort 2012 features a bralette swim top, partially exposed under a light shirt.

    Resort Wear Stretches to Embrace Surf, Scuba Ray A. Smith 2011

  • Once I was dressed in my rhinestone bralette and thong with a matching choker and clear stilettos—and feeling like the headliner bitch that I was—I locked my bedroom door, hid the key above the door frame, and made my way to the bathroom.

    Real wifeys Meesha Mink 2011

  • Once I was dressed in my rhinestone bralette and thong with a matching choker and clear stilettos—and feeling like the headliner bitch that I was—I locked my bedroom door, hid the key above the door frame, and made my way to the bathroom.

    Real wifeys Meesha Mink 2011

  • Once I was dressed in my rhinestone bralette and thong with a matching choker and clear stilettos—and feeling like the headliner bitch that I was—I locked my bedroom door, hid the key above the door frame, and made my way to the bathroom.

    Real wifeys Meesha Mink 2011

  • Once I was dressed in my rhinestone bralette and thong with a matching choker and clear stilettos—and feeling like the headliner bitch that I was—I locked my bedroom door, hid the key above the door frame, and made my way to the bathroom.

    Real wifeys Meesha Mink 2011

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