braless adjective

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Forensic teams also found a total of 40 items at the scene, including a bra and sleeping bag. Lesley Cosme Torres, People.com, 16 June 2025 Washing bras too often can affect the elastic and wires, leading to a misshapen bra. Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 12 June 2025 According to the probable cause arrest warrant, police were able to obtain a DNA sample from McCurley during a subsequent interview on Sept. 10, and received confirmation of a match with the DNA sample from Walker’s bra less than a week later. Mitch Mitchell, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 June 2025 The singer donned a completely sheer Ludovic de Saint Sernin gown to promote her new record on Wednesday, June 4, at Rockefeller Center in New York City, accentuating her chic look with matching black underwear and no bra in a risqué, NSFW Instagram post. Jay Stahl, USA Today, 7 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for bra

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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 27 Jun. 2025.

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bra

noun

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