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October 13, 2006

First use of word "bra"

The word "brassiere" - where we of course get our word "bra" - was first used in an American publication in a 1907 copy of American Vogue. The original French term meant "support" but hadn't been used for quite some time. They used the word soutien-gorge which translates literally as "support" and "bosom or breast". It translates better as simply "bra" or "uplift"- definitely what I'm looking for. Well, that and a little padding! - Okay, a lot of padding...

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