Explore Brassiere through 3 example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like bra or bandeau. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Brassiere meaning
Dated form of bra (“item of underwear”).
Synonyms of Brassiere
Using Brassiere
- The main meaning on this page is: Dated form of bra (“item of underwear”).
- Useful related words include: bra, bandeau, undergarment, unmentionable.
Context around Brassiere
- Average sentence length in these examples: 25.7 words
- Position in the sentence: 1 start, 1 middle, 1 end
- Sentence types: 3 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Brassiere
- In this selection, "brassiere" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 25.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, spelling and now stand out and add context to how "brassiere" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include contained a brassiere and english spelling brassiere now rarely. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "brassiere" sits close to words such as aabc, aacr and aacsb, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with brassiere
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
He showed up wearing a glass case on his chest, which contained a brassiere. (14 words)
The full English spelling, brassiere, now rarely used, is now a false friend in and of itself (the modern French term for brassiere is soutien-gorge). (26 words)
Frank Costanza was a classic sitcom eccentric whose many dubious accomplishments included marketing a brassiere for men and creating Festivus, a winter holiday “for the rest of us,” celebrated with tests of strength and other bizarre rituals. (37 words)
Frank Costanza was a classic sitcom eccentric whose many dubious accomplishments included marketing a brassiere for men and creating Festivus, a winter holiday “for the rest of us,” celebrated with tests of strength and other bizarre rituals. (37 words)
The full English spelling, brassiere, now rarely used, is now a false friend in and of itself (the modern French term for brassiere is soutien-gorge). (26 words)
He showed up wearing a glass case on his chest, which contained a brassiere. (14 words)
Example sentences (3)
The full English spelling, brassiere, now rarely used, is now a false friend in and of itself (the modern French term for brassiere is soutien-gorge).
Frank Costanza was a classic sitcom eccentric whose many dubious accomplishments included marketing a brassiere for men and creating Festivus, a winter holiday “for the rest of us,” celebrated with tests of strength and other bizarre rituals.
He showed up wearing a glass case on his chest, which contained a brassiere.