[ noun ] an undergarment worn by women to support their breasts <noun.artifact>
Bandeau \Ban*deau"\ (b[a^]n*d[=o]"; b[a^]n"d[=o]), n.; pl. {Bandeaux} (b[a^]n*d[=o]z"). [F.] A narrow band or fillet, as for the hair, part of a headdress, etc. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Around the edge of this cap was a stiff bandeau of leather. --Sir W. Scott.
Some presented bolero jackets over a nude midriff, others cut their tops so short that they did not cover the essential, and others still dipped below the waist to bare the navel, while they covered the bosom in bandeau bras.