long-line brassiere

English

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.[1]
    • 1971, Alice Munro, “Baptizing” in Lives of Girls and Women, Penguin, 1996, p. 203,
      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.

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References
  1. Charlotte Calasibetta, Fairchild’s Dictionary of Fashion, New York: Fairchild, 1975, p. 58.
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