bra.
An item of clothing, usually underwear worn to support the breasts.
Meaning & usage
An item of clothing, usually underwear worn to support the breasts.
Where this word comes from
Clipping of brassiere, borrowed from French brassière, from Old French braciere (originally a lining inside armor to protect the arm, but later a garment), from Old French brace (“arm”), from Latin bracchia, plural of Latin bracchium (“forearm”), from Ancient Greek βραχίων (brakhíōn, “forearm”), from Proto-Hellenic *brəkʰús (“short”) (because the forearm is shorter than the upper arm), inherited from Proto-Indo-European *mréǵʰus.
One of the two vectors in the standard notation for describing quantum states in quantum mechanics, the row vector; the other (column) vector being its complex conjugate, the ket.
Where this word comes from
From bracket, referring to the notation introduced in 1939 by Paul Dirac.
Alternative form of bro; friend, mate
Take it easy, bra!
Where this word comes from
Representing a different pronunciation of bro (“brother”).
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