English Explanatory Dictionary

bra

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An item of clothing, usually underwear worn to support the breasts.
noun
  1. One of the two vectors in the standard notation for describing quantum states in quantum mechanics, the row vector; the other (column) vector being its complex conjugate, the ket.
noun
  1. Alternative form of bro; friend, mate
name
  1. A city in Cuneo, Piedmont, Italy; known for being the birthplace of the Bra sausage, and the Bra cheese.

Pronunciation

brä /bɹɑː/ [bɹɐ̞] /bɹæ/ En-au-bra.ogg

Word forms

bra bras brassiere brassière

Etymology

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.

Antonyms

ket

Related words

bra-ket ket-bra

Derived words

balconette bra balcony bra bra burner bra-burning bra chain bra insert bra-ket braless bralette brami bullet bra cage bra cantilever bra car bra cold as a witch's tit in a brass bra demibra handbra jog bra jogging bra long-line bra maternity bra nursing bra peek-a-boo bra peekaboo bra plunge bra pocket bra push-up bra shelf bra sports bra starter bra trainer bra training bra T-shirt bra underwired bra Wonderbra eigenbra
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