Definition of brace

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Brace (n.) A cord, ligament, or rod, for producing or maintaining tension, as a cord on the side of a drum..

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Receive :: Receive (v. t.) Hence: To gain the knowledge of; to take into the mind by assent to; to give admission to; to accept, as an opinion, notion, etc.; to embrace..
Sankha :: Sankha (n.) A chank shell (Turbinella pyrum); also, a shell bracelet or necklace made in India from the chank shell..
Comply :: Comply (v. i.) To infold; to embrace.
Frap :: Frap (v. t.) To brace by drawing together, as the cords of a drum..
Armil :: Armil (n.) A bracelet.
Shore :: Shore (n.) A prop, as a timber, placed as a brace or support against the side of a building or other structure; a prop placed beneath anything, as a beam, to prevent it from sinking or sagging..
Bracelet :: Bracelet (n.) An ornamental band or ring, for the wrist or the arm; in modern times, an ornament encircling the wrist, worn by women or girls..
Clasp :: Clasp (v. t.) To inclose and hold in the hand or with the arms; to grasp; to embrace.
Embracement :: Embracement (n.) Willing acceptance.
Bracing :: Bracing (n.) Any system of braces; braces, collectively; as, the bracing of a truss..
Footboard :: Footboard (n.) A board or narrow platfrom upon which one may stand or brace his fee.
Legatura :: Legatura (n.) A tie or brace; a syncopation.
Strict :: Strict (a.) Strained; drawn close; tight; as, a strict embrace; a strict ligature..
Brace :: Brace (n.) Straps or bands to sustain trousers; suspenders.
Toed :: Toed (a.) Having the end secured by nails driven obliquely, said of a board, plank, or joist serving as a brace, and in general of any part of a frame secured to other parts by diagonal nailing..
Vambrace :: Vambrace (n.) The piece designed to protect the arm from the elbow to the wrist.
Squared :: Square (a.) At right angles with the mast or the keel, and parallel to the horizon; -- said of the yards of a square-rigged vessel when they are so braced..
Cherish :: Cherish (v. t.) To hold dear; to embrace with interest; to indulge; to encourage; to foster; to promote; as, to cherish religious principle..
Enough :: Enough (adv.) Fully; quite; -- used to express slight augmentation of the positive degree, and sometimes equivalent to very; as, he is ready enough to embrace the offer..
Hugger :: Hugger (n.) One who hugs or embraces.
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