balconette

British

/ ˌbælkəˈnɛt /

noun

a lightly padded bra that is designed to lift and enhance the appearance of a woman's bust

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After a 19-year break, the 50-year-old ascended from underneath the staged runway and did her signature strut — and her “smize” — in a VSX balconette catsuit, bustier and a metallic cape.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 16, 2024

"Styles like bralettes and triangle bras have risen to the fore whereas push-up bras and balconette bras used to be the drivers of the market," says Ms Carter.

From BBC • Oct. 11, 2019

The Kenmore Avenue home, known as the Bartlett house, was designed in the American Colonial Revival style, with Tuscan columns, green rooftop shingles and a balconette below its second floor.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 2, 2014

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