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brace
[breys]
noun, verb, braced, brac⋅ing.–noun
| 1. | something that holds parts together or in place, as a clasp or clamp. |
| 2. | anything that imparts rigidity or steadiness. |
| 3. | Also called bitbrace, bitstock. Machinery. a device for holding and turning a bit for boring or drilling. |
| 4. | Building Trades. a piece of timber, metal, etc., for supporting or positioning another piece or portion of a framework. |
| 5. | Nautical. (on a square-rigged ship) a rope by which a yard is swung about and secured horizontally. |
| 6. | Music. leather loops sliding upon the tightening cords of a drum to change their tension and the drum's pitch. |
| 7. | Often, braces. Dentistry. a round or flat metal wire placed against the surfaces of the teeth for straightening irregularly arranged teeth. |
| 8. | Medicine/Medical. an appliance for supporting a weak joint or joints. |
| 9. | braces, Chiefly British. suspender (def. 1). |
| 10. | a pair; couple: a brace of grouse. |
| 11. | Printing.
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| 12. | Music. connected staves. |
| 13. | a protective band covering the wrist or lower part of the arm, esp. a bracer. |
| 14. | Military. a position of attention with exaggeratedly stiff posture. |
–verb (used with object)
| 15. | to furnish, fasten, or strengthen with or as if with a brace. |
| 16. | to fix firmly; make steady; secure against pressure or impact: He braces himself when the ship rolls. Brace yourself for some bad news. |
| 17. | to make tight; increase the tension of. |
| 18. | to act as a stimulant to. |
| 19. | Nautical. to swing or turn around (the yards of a ship) by means of the braces. |
| 20. | Military. to order (a subordinate) to assume and maintain a brace. |
–verb (used without object)
—Verb phrase| 21. | Military. to assume a brace. |
| 22. | brace in, Nautical. to brace (the yards of a square-rigged vessel) more nearly athwartships, as for running free. |
| 23. | brace up, Informal. to summon up one's courage; become resolute: She choked back her tears and braced up. |
Origin:
1300–50; (n.) ME < AF, OF: pair of arms < L brā(c)chia pl. (taken as fem. sing.) of brā(c)chium arm (< Gk; see brachium ); (v.) in part ME bracen (< AF bracier, deriv. of brace; cf. embrace 1 ), in part. deriv. of the n.
1300–50; (n.) ME < AF, OF: pair of arms < L brā(c)chia pl. (taken as fem. sing.) of brā(c)chium arm (< Gk; see brachium ); (v.) in part ME bracen (< AF bracier, deriv. of brace; cf. embrace 1 ), in part. deriv. of the n.

Synonyms:
1. vise. 4. stay, prop, strut. 10. See pair. 15. support, fortify, prop. 17. tauten, tense. 18. fortify.
1. vise. 4. stay, prop, strut. 10. See pair. 15. support, fortify, prop. 17. tauten, tense. 18. fortify.
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Brace
Brace\, n. [OF. brace, brasse, the two arms, embrace, fathom, F. brasse fathom, fr. L. bracchia the arms (stretched out), pl. of bracchium arm; cf. Gr. ?.]1. That which holds anything tightly or supports it firmly; a bandage or a prop. 2. A cord, ligament, or rod, for producing or maintaining tension, as a cord on the side of a drum. The little bones of the ear drum do in straining and relaxing it as the braces of the war drum do in that. --Derham. 3. The state of being braced or tight; tension. The laxness of the tympanum, when it has lost its brace or tension. --Holder. 4. (Arch. & Engin.) A piece of material used to transmit, or change the direction of, weight or pressure; any one of the pieces, in a frame or truss, which divide the structure into triangular parts. It may act as a tie, or as a strut, and serves to prevent distortion of the structure, and transverse strains in its members. A boiler brace is a diagonal stay, connecting the head with the shell. 5. (Print.) A vertical curved line connecting two or more words or lines, which are to be taken together; thus, boll, bowl; or, in music, used to connect staves. 6. (Naut.) A rope reeved through a block at the end of a yard, by which the yard is moved horizontally; also, a rudder gudgeon. 7. (Mech.) A curved instrument or handle of iron or wood, for holding and turning bits, etc.; a bitstock. 8. A pair; a couple; as, a brace of ducks; now rarely applied to persons, except familiarly or with some contempt. "A brace of greyhounds." --Shak. He is said to have shot . . . fifty brace of pheasants. --Addison. A brace of brethren, both bishops, both eminent for learning and religion, now appeared in the church. --Fuller. But you, my brace of lords. --Shak. 9. pl. Straps or bands to sustain trousers; suspenders. I embroidered for you a beautiful pair of braces. --Thackeray. 10. Harness; warlike preparation. [Obs.] For that it stands not in such warlike brace. --Shak. 11. Armor for the arm; vantbrace. 12. (Mining) The mouth of a shaft. [Cornwall] Angle brace. See under Angle.Brace
Brace\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Braced; p. pr. & vb. n. Bracing.]1. To furnish with braces; to support; to prop; as, to brace a beam in a building. 2. To draw tight; to tighten; to put in a state of tension; to strain; to strengthen; as, to brace the nerves. And welcome war to brace her drums. --Campbell. 3. To bind or tie closely; to fasten tightly. The women of China, by bracing and binding them from their infancy, have very little feet. --Locke. Some who spurs had first braced on. --Sir W. Scott. 4. To place in a position for resisting pressure; to hold firmly; as, he braced himself against the crowd. A sturdy lance in his right hand he braced. --Fairfax. 5. (Naut.) To move around by means of braces; as, to brace the yards. To brace about (Naut.), to turn (a yard) round for the contrary tack. To brace a yard (Naut.), to move it horizontally by means of a brace. To brace in (Naut.), to turn (a yard) by hauling in the weather brace. To brace one's self, to call up one's energies. "He braced himself for an effort which he was little able to make." --J. D. Forbes. To brace to (Naut.), to turn (a yard) by checking or easing off the lee brace, and hauling in the weather one, to assist in tacking. To brace up (Naut.), to bring (a yard) nearer the direction of the keel by hauling in the lee brace. To brace up sharp (Naut.), to turn (a yard) as far forward as the rigging will permit.Brace
Brace\, v. i. To get tone or vigor; to rouse one's energies; -- with up. [Colloq.]
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Language Translation for : brace
Spanish:
refuerzo, abrazadera,
German:
die Zahnspange,
Japanese:
締め金
brace (n.)
1313, "armor for the arms," from O.Fr. brace "arms," also "length measured by two arms," from L. bracchia pl. of brachium "an arm," from Gk. brakhion "arm, upper arm," from brakhys "short," in contrast to the longer forearm. Applied to various devices for fastening, tightening, on notion of clasping arms. The verb "to render firm or steady by tensing" is c.1440, with figurative extension to tonics, etc. that "brace" the nerves (cf. bracer "stiff drink," 1740).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Main Entry: 1brace
Pronunciation: 'brAs
Function: noun
1 : an appliance that gives support to movable parts (as a joint or a fracturedbone), to weak muscles (as in paralysis), or to strained ligaments (as of the lower back)
2 braces pl : an orthodontic appliance usually of metallic wire that isused especially to exert pressure to straighten misaligned teeth and that is not removable by the patient
Main Entry: 2brace
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Forms: braced;brac·ing
: to furnish or support with a brace
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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brace (brās)
n.
- An orthopedic appliance that supports or holds a movable part of the body in correct position while allowing motion of the part.
- Often braces A dental appliance, constructed of bands and wires that is fixed to the teeth to correct irregular alignment.
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brace character
left brace or right brace.
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