plural bralettes
: a soft bra with no wires or cups and often with thin, removable pads
… a beautiful bralette to wear as both an undergarment or a crop top if you're really trying to up the ante on your going out looks or headed to a music festival.—
Marquaysa Battle
Marquaysa BattleMeet the bralette, the underwire bra's kid sister. She's a dainty little thing, all flimsy straps, lace, and minimal padding.—Heather Schwedel
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Most people remember her 1986 look—a very ab-baring Bob Mackie bralette and low-cut skirt, complete with feathery headdress, which was apparently a kind of revenge outfit for not being nominated that year.
—Katherine J Igoe, InStyle, 15 Mar. 2026
Lacy bralettes aren’t usually seamless—but that’s kind of the point.
—Malia Griggs, Glamour, 13 Mar. 2026
For most people, they’re filed beside denim mini skirts from Abercrombie and Topshop bralettes.
—Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 14 Feb. 2026
The $280 set includes an entire outfit, with a bralette, corset, cheeky briefs, gloves and leg wraps, all covered in delicate blue 3D butterflies.
—Emily Earlenbaugh, Forbes.com, 6 Feb. 2026
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Katherine J Igoe, InStyle, 15 Mar. 2026
Lacy bralettes aren’t usually seamless—but that’s kind of the point.
—Malia Griggs, Glamour, 13 Mar. 2026
For most people, they’re filed beside denim mini skirts from Abercrombie and Topshop bralettes.
—Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 14 Feb. 2026
The $280 set includes an entire outfit, with a bralette, corset, cheeky briefs, gloves and leg wraps, all covered in delicate blue 3D butterflies.
—Emily Earlenbaugh, Forbes.com, 6 Feb. 2026
See All Example Sentences for bralette
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“Bralette.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bralette. Accessed 19 Mar. 2026.
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