bra

Betekenis (English)

An item of clothing, usually underwear worn to support the breasts.

Concepts

bustehouder

beha

brassière

bustenhouder

b.h.

bh

b.h

Synonyms

brassiere

bandeau

underwear

lingerie

fastener

undergarment

uplift

brassière

bodice

bro

camisole

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/bɹɑː/

Etymology (English)

Clipping of brassiere, borrowed from French brassière, from Old French braciere (originally a lining inside armor to protect the arm, but later a garment), from Old French brace (“arm”), from Latin bracchia, plural of Latin bracchium (“forearm”), from Ancient Greek βραχίων (brakhíōn, “forearm”), from Proto-Hellenic *brəkʰús (“short”) (because the forearm is shorter than the upper arm), inherited from Proto-Indo-European *mréǵʰus.