brassière
See also: brassiere
English
Noun
brassière (plural brassières)
- Alternative form of brassiere
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French
Etymology
From Old French braciere (originally a lining inside armor to protect the arm, but later a garment), from brace (“arm”), from Latin bracchia, plural of Latin bracchium, from Ancient Greek βραχίων (brakhíōn)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bʁa.sjɛʁ/
Noun
brassière f (plural brassières)
- child's vest
- (nautical) life jacket
- (dated outside Quebec) brassiere, bra
- Synonym: soutien-gorge
Usage notes
The use of this word, notably in Quebec French, in the sense of the English brassiere is an anglicism, and a back-formed false friend.
Descendants
- → English: brassiere
Further reading
- “brassière” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
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