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BootyCutie · 22-25, F
"Bra" is short for "brassiere," which is a French word, that originally, as a garment, meant a bodice. A bodice is an article of clothing for women, covering the body from the neck to the waist. ... In common usage, bodice refers to a sleeveless upper garment. Brassiere may have originated directly from the word for "arm" in French, or may come from the Old French word for "arm guard," "braciere"; either way, the salient point is that the root is the French word for "arm," which is the same word whether it is singular or plural, "bras."
"Panties" actually also comes originally from French, from the word "pantalon," and it was in English that it acquired the standard plural, "pantaloons," and later just pants, in order to be parallel to garments the English already wore on their legs, called "stockings."
In English, garments with two legs are often given a plural ending even when we mean a single item of clothing. For example: pants, panties, pantaloons, trousers, breeches, shorts, boxers, etc, etc. Also we often refer to them singularly as a pair of pants/trousers etc.
Anyway, "panties" are short pantaloons, which is why they maintained the plural form.
"Panties" actually also comes originally from French, from the word "pantalon," and it was in English that it acquired the standard plural, "pantaloons," and later just pants, in order to be parallel to garments the English already wore on their legs, called "stockings."
In English, garments with two legs are often given a plural ending even when we mean a single item of clothing. For example: pants, panties, pantaloons, trousers, breeches, shorts, boxers, etc, etc. Also we often refer to them singularly as a pair of pants/trousers etc.
Anyway, "panties" are short pantaloons, which is why they maintained the plural form.
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@BootyCutie Mind blowing....