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Brace

speaker

Meaning

Noun

In Armor:
Armor for the
; vambrace.
A
or
of
or
, for
and
, etc.; a
tock.
That which
anything
or
it
; a
or a prop.
A
,
, or
, for
or
tension.
A
used to
the
of a drum.
The
or
; tension.
Harness;
preparation.
In Typography:
A
,
,
"
": { or }
two or more
or
, which are to be considered together, such
{role,
}; in
, used to
staves.
A
, a
;
used of
, and
of
(e.g; a
of
) and then other things, but
human
. (The
in this
is
.) In British use (as
), this is a
common
to
birds.
A
of
used to
, or change the
of,
or
;
of the
, in a
or
, which
the structure into
. It may
as a
, or as a
, and
to
of the structure, and
in its members. A
is a
,
the
with the shell.
In Nautical:
A
through a
at the
a
, by which the
is
; also, a
gudgeon.
In British English, Cornish English & Mining:
The
of a shaft.
In British English:
Straps or
to
; suspenders.
A system of
,
, and
used to
or to reduce overbite.
In Football (soccer):
Two
by one
in a game.

Verb

To
for
, such as an impact or blow.
To place in a
for
; to
firmly.
In Nautical:
To
round the
of a
, using
, to present a more
to the
of the wind.
To
someone for
, usually said of police.
To
with
,
or requests.
To
with
; to support; to prop.
To
; to
; to
of
; to
; to strengthen.
To
or
; to
tightly.

Name

A
from Old French.
Sourced from
Wiktionary

Origin

brace
English
arrow
brace
Old French (842-ca. 1400)
arrow
bracchia
Latin
Sourced from
Etym
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