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underwired

adjective
 
 
/ˌʌn.dəˈwaɪəd/ US  /-dɚˈwaɪrd/ (US underwire)

Definition

used to describe women's clothing made with a piece of wire under the breasts for extra support: an underwired braUnderwear
(Definition of underwired adjective from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
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