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adjective
1.
strengthening; invigorating: This mountain air is bracing.
2.
of, pertaining to, or serving as a brace.
noun
3.
a brace.
4.
braces collectively: The bracing on this scaffold is weak.
5.
material, as timber, used for braces.
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Bracing
is always a great word to know.
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noun
1.
something that holds parts together or in place, as a clasp or clamp.
2.
anything that imparts rigidity or steadiness.
3.
4.
Building Trades. a piece of timber, metal, etc., for supporting or positioning another piece or portion of a framework.
5.
EXPANDNautical. (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.
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10.
a pair; couple: a brace of grouse.
11.
Printing.
a.
one of two characters { or } used to enclose words or lines to be considered together.
b.
bracket (def. 7).
12.
Music. connected staves.
13.
a protective band covering the wrist or lower part of the arm, especially a bracer.
14.
COLLAPSEMilitary. 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.
EXPANDNautical. to swing or turn around (the yards of a ship) by means of the braces.
20.
COLLAPSEMilitary. to order (a subordinate) to assume and maintain a brace.
verb (used without object)
Verb phrase21.
Military. to assume a brace.
22.
Idiombrace 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; (noun) Middle English < Anglo-French, Old French: pair of arms < Latin brā(c)chia plural (taken as feminine singular) of brā(c)chium arm (< Greek; see brachium); (v.) in part Middle English bracen (< Anglo-French bracier, derivative of brace; compare embrace1), in participle derivative of the noun
1300–50; (noun) Middle English < Anglo-French, Old French: pair of arms < Latin brā(c)chia plural (taken as feminine singular) of brā(c)chium arm (< Greek; see brachium); (v.) in part Middle English bracen (< Anglo-French bracier, derivative of brace; compare embrace1), in participle derivative of the noun
Related forms
o·ver·brace, verb (used with object), -braced, -brac·ing.
re·brace, verb (used with object), -braced, -brac·ing.
un·der·brace, noun
un·der·brace, verb (used with object), -braced, -brac·ing.
well-braced, adjective
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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Word Origin & History
brace
early 14c., "armor for the arms," from O.Fr. brace, braz "arms," also "length measured by two arms" (12c., Mod.Fr. bras "arm, power;" brasse "fathom, armful, breaststroke"), from L. bracchia pl. of bracchium "an arm, a forearm," from Gk. brakhion "arm" (see brachio-).
EXPAND Applied to various devices for fastening and tightening, on notion of clasping arms. The verb "to render firm or steady by tensing" is mid-15c., with figurative extension to tonics, etc. that "brace" the nerves (cf. bracer "stiff drink"). Related: Braced; bracing.
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Medical Dictionary
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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