balcony bra en · NOUN
Meanings
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A half-cup bra, generally with a low horizontal cut, designed to be worn under a low-cut top.
It was as if I'd stepped into Patrick Bateman's American Psycho flat circa 1986: black cotton sheets and red satin throw, plus, disconcertingly, a pair of translucent lace Agent Provocateur knicks and balcony bra lying casually on the red chaise longue.
2000 August 26, Jennifer Kabat, “It's Showtime”, in The Guardian:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| balcony bras | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Synonyms
shelf bra · balconette bra · balconette
Translations (3)
fi balconette-liivit (half-cup bra) · pl bardotka (half-cup bra) · fr balconnet (half-cup bra)