1) Bandeau 2) Bra 1) Bandeau 2) French word used in English 3) It can be uplifting 4) Undergarment 
A brassiere (ɪər or ɪər), commonly referred to as a bra ɑː, is a woman`s undergarment that supports her breasts. Bras are typically form-fitting and perform a variety of functions and have also evolved into a fashion item. Women usually wear bras to support their breasts. Changing social trends and novel materials have increased the variety....
• (n.) A form of woman`s underwaist stiffened with whalebones, or the like, and worn to support the breasts.
(from the article `corset`) The corset was greatly modified at the beginning of the 20th century: it was shorter and no longer supported the breasts, leading to the invention of ...
Bras`sière' noun [ French] A form of woman's underwaist stiffened with whalebones, or the like, and worn to support the breasts. 
Brassieres date from the early 1900s. A design for a brassiere made from two handkerchiefs and narrow ribbon was patented in the USA in 1914 by Mary Phelps Jacob (Caresse Crosby). Until the mid- 1920s, brassieres were boneless and were designed to flatten the bust and push it downwards. They were widely adopted during the 1920s when fashionable at-...
[n] - an undergarment worn by women to support their breasts
bra noun an undergarment worn by women to support their breasts
a woman's undergarment for supporting the breasts.