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Definition of underwire
: a wire running through the bottom edge of a brassiere to aid in support
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The bra band should fit below the underwire — even my mother didn't know this one!
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And for those of us who just want simple comfort, there’s the Vibrant Body Company’s underwire-free bra, which is also non-toxic (if that matters to you) and gives you total freedom of movement without those restrictive slivers of metal.
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Whiddon pulled the front of K.A.'s bra away from her body by the underwire and flipped it up.
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Lingerie designers are readily ditching padding, ribbons, and underwire en lieu of minimal, comfortable undies that are all about the women wearing them.
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What women are forced to hide about our sexuality — experience, orientation, assaults — pinches far worse than stiff underwire.
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Those things are likely to cause damage to elastic, and metal or plastic underwire.
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First Known Use of underwire
1973
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Definition of underwire for English Language Learners
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: wire running through the bottom edge of a brassiere to provide support for a woman's breasts
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