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BRACKETING

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brack⋅et⋅ing

  [brak-i-ting]
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–noun
1. a series of brackets.
2. framework for supporting a cove, cornice, plaster ceiling ornament, etc.
Origin:
1815–25; bracket + -ing 1

brack⋅et

  [brak-it]
–noun
1. a support, as of metal or wood, projecting from a wall or the like to hold or bear the weight of a shelf, part of a cornice, etc.
2. a shelf or shelves so supported.
3. Also called square bracket. one of two marks [ or ] used in writing or printing to enclose parenthetical matter, interpolations, etc.
4. Mathematics.
a. brackets, parentheses of various forms indicating that the enclosed quantity is to be treated as a unit.
b. (loosely) vinculum (def. 2).
c. Informal. an expression or formula between a pair of brackets.
5. a grouping of people based on the amount of their income: the low-income bracket.
6. a class; grouping; classification: She travels in a different social bracket.
7. Architecture.
a. any horizontally projecting support for an overhanging weight, as a corbel, cantilever, or console.
b. any of a series of fancifully shaped false consoles beneath an ornamental cornice.
8. (on a staircase) an ornamental piece filling the angle between a riser and its tread.
9. Shipbuilding.
a. a flat plate, usually triangular with a flange on one edge, used to unite and reinforce the junction between two flat members or surfaces meeting at an angle.
b. any member for reinforcing the angle between two members or surfaces.
10. a projecting fixture for gas or electricity.
11. Gunnery. range or elevation producing both shorts and overs on a target.
–verb (used with object)
12. to furnish with or support by a bracket or brackets.
13. to place within brackets; couple with a brace.
14. to associate, mention, or class together: Gossip columnists often bracket them together, so a wedding may be imminent.
15. Gunnery. to place (shots) both beyond and short of a target.
16. Photography. to take (additional shots) at exposure levels above and below the estimated correct exposure.
Origin:
1570–80; earlier also brag(g)et (in architecture); of obscure orig.
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brack·et   (brāk'ĭt)   
n.  

    1. A simple rigid structure in the shape of an L, one arm of which is fixed to a vertical surface, the other projecting horizontally to support a shelf or other weight.

    2. A small shelf or shelves supported by such structures.

    3. A square bracket.

    4. An angle bracket.

    5. Mathematics See brace.

    6. The distance between two impacting shells, the first aimed beyond a target and the second aimed short of it, used to determine the range for artillery fire.

    7. The shells fired in such a manner.

  2. Architecture A decorative or weight-bearing structural unit, two sides of which form a right angle with one arm flush against a wall and the other flush beneath a projecting surface, such as eaves or a bay window.

  3. A wall-anchored fixture for gas or electricity.

    1. A square bracket.

    2. An angle bracket.

    3. Mathematics See brace.

    4. The distance between two impacting shells, the first aimed beyond a target and the second aimed short of it, used to determine the range for artillery fire.

    5. The shells fired in such a manner.

  5. Chiefly British One of a pair of parentheses.

  6. A classification or grouping, especially within a sequence of numbers or grades, as a category of incomes sharing the same tax rate.

    1. The distance between two impacting shells, the first aimed beyond a target and the second aimed short of it, used to determine the range for artillery fire.

    2. The shells fired in such a manner.

tr.v.   brack·et·ed, brack·et·ing, brack·ets

  1. To furnish or support with a bracket or brackets.

  2. To place within or as if within brackets.

  3. To classify or group together.

  4. To include or exclude by establishing specific boundaries.

  5. To fire beyond and short of (a target) in order to determine artillery range.


[Possibly French braguette, codpiece, diminutive of brague, breeches, from Old Provençal braga, from Latin brācae, from Gaulish brāca, leg covering.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Word Origin & History

bracket 
1580, bragget, probably from M.Fr. braguette "codpiece armor," from a fancied resemblance of that article to architectural supports (Sp. cognate bragueta meant both "codpiece" and "bracket"), dim. of brague "knee pants," ultimately from Gaulish *braca "pants," itself from Gmc. (cf. O.E. broc "garment for the legs and trunk"). The connecting notion may be of two limbs, or of appliances used in pairs. The typographical bracket is first recorded 1750, so called for its resemblance to double supports in carpentry. Senses affected by L. brachium "arm."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Financial Dictionary

bracketing

The order in which underwriters' names appear in a securities offering. The names are generally listed in the order of importance in a particular offering. See also major bracket, mezzanine bracket, tombstone.

Wall Street Words: An A to Z Guide to Investment Terms by David L. Scott.
Copyright © 2003. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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