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long-line brassiere

long-line brassiere noun: a brassiere, with or without straps, fitting the bust and ribcage and extending to the waist, worn with a girdle.

Noun

long-line brassiere (plural long-line brassieres)

  1. A brassiere, with or without straps, fitting the bust and ribcage and extending to the waist, worn with a girdle.
    • I wore a crinoline, harsh and scratchy on the thighs, and a long-line brassiere that was supposed to compress my waist but which actually pinched my midriff and left a little bulge beneath that I had to tighten my plastic belt over.1971, Alice Munro, “Baptizing”, in Lives of Girls and Women, Penguin, published 1996, page 203
    Synonyms:
    long-line bra

Synonyms of long-line brassiere

Forms of long-line brassiere

plurallong-line brassieres

Questions about long-line brassiere

What does long-line brassiere mean?
Long-line brassiere means a brassiere, with or without straps, fitting the bust and ribcage and extending to the waist, worn with a girdle.
What part of speech is long-line brassiere?
Long-line brassiere is a noun.
What is the plural of long-line brassiere?
The plural of long-line brassiere is long-line brassieres.

Words near long-line brassiere in the dictionary

  1. long-legged thicketbird
  2. long-leggedness
  3. long-life
  4. long-line bra
  5. long-line bras
  6. long-line brassiere
  7. long-lining
  8. long-lived
  9. long-livedness
  10. long-living
  11. long-locked

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