Antedating of "Brassiere"

[Fred Shapiro]

brassiere (OED 1911)

1894 _Chicago Daily_ 25 Nov. 43 (ProQuest)  I dispense with it [the
corset], and I have adopted the little brace (brassiere) of such refined
elegance, in white satin.

Fred Shapiro


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