brassiere

“The odd couple,” he barks, lifting up a brassiere fashioned so that one cup is larger than the other.

From New York Times ● Jun. 19, 2024

Only when DNA technology advanced to the point where a complete genetic profile could be developed from evidence gleaned from the girl’s brassiere could a solid link be made, Detective Leah Wagner said.

From Seattle Times ● Sep. 22, 2020

“Help transcribe some of the company’s historical records, including advertisements and reports, to learn more about the history of the brassiere industry and female-centered marketing campaigns.”

From Washington Post ● May 18, 2020

The US actress and singer, now 83, also patented a brassiere with hidden straps.

From BBC ● Jun. 7, 2017

They would need nightgowns, toothbrushes, towels, but I put in crazy things in my terrified rush, Mate’s favorite earrings, the Vicks jar, a brassiere for each one.

From "In the Time of the Butterflies" by Julia Alvarez

The exhibition traces the history of brassieres, from their development as "bust supporters" in the 1860s through their wide adoption in the early 20th century to the introduction of Lycra in the late 1950s.

From US News ● Apr. 13, 2016

They didn’t know how deep it would get or what they might encounter, so they tucked their IDs into their brassieres in case their bodies had to be identified.

From Slate ● Aug. 25, 2015

But brassieres aren’t designed for us—they get loose.

From The New Yorker ● Oct. 21, 2013

Similarly, those holding vehemently antifeminist beliefs considered the book an unforgivably radical text, full of screeds against everything from marital rape to — you guessed it — the tyranny of brassieres.

From Salon ● Feb. 13, 2013

In the spring of 1959, when discussions of my fertilization got under way, my mother couldn’t foresee that women would soon be burning their brassieres by the thousand.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides