braless adjective

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Scherzinger sported a sequined floor-length skirt and a black bra top, layering on a black blazer. Hannah Malach, WWD, 5 Feb. 2025 Performance looks further drove home the idea that stripping down to little more than a bra and panty is not only the trend — perhaps it’s now expected? Laurie Brookins, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Feb. 2025 From a custom jumpsuit by Loewe zipped halfway up, with a hard bra plate underneath, to her MM6 Maison Margiela x Salomon Cross Low Sneakers, her outfit worked. Haley Velasco, Miami Herald, 30 Jan. 2025 Sanchez arrived at the event wearing what appeared to either be a lacy, white underwire bra or a bustier top paired with a pantsuit. Martha Ross, The Mercury News, 23 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for bra 

Word History

First Known Use

1933, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of bra was in 1933

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“Bra.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bra. Accessed 16 Feb. 2025.

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bra

noun

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