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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Convert :: Convert (n.) A person who is converted from one opinion or practice to another; a person who is won over to, or heartily embraces, a creed, religious system, or party, in which he has not previously believed; especially, one who turns from the controlling power of sin to that of holiness, or from unbelief to Christianity..
Vantbrass :: Vantbrass (n.) Armor for the arm; vambrace.
Embrace :: Embrace (v. t.) To fasten on, as armor..
Magged :: Magged (a.) Worn; fretted; as, a magged brace..
Brace :: Brace (n.) A pair; a couple; as, a brace of ducks; now rarely applied to persons, except familiarly or with some contempt..
Amplexation :: Amplexation (n.) An embrace.
Counterbrace :: Counterbrace (v. t.) To brace in such a way that opposite strains are resisted; to apply counter braces to.
Underbrace :: Underbrace (v. t.) To brace, fasten, or bind underneath or below..
Fold :: Fold (v.) That which is folded together, or which infolds or envelops; embrace..
Emball :: Emball (v. t.) To encircle or embrace.
Conclude :: Conclude (v. t.) To include; to comprehend; to shut up together; to embrace.
Abox :: Abox (adv. & a.) Braced aback.
Chin :: Chin (n.) The exterior or under surface embraced between the branches of the lower jaw bone, in birds..
Entomostraca :: Entomostraca (n. pl.) One of the subclasses of Crustacea, including a large number of species, many of them minute. The group embraces several orders; as the Phyllopoda, Ostracoda, Copepoda, and Pectostraca. See Copepoda, Phyllopoda, and Cladocera..
Grasp :: Grasp (n.) A gripe or seizure of the hand; a seizure by embrace, or infolding in the arms..
Scarabee :: Scarabee (n.) A stylized representation of a scarab beetle in stone or faience; -- a symbol of resurrection, used by the ancient Egyptians as an ornament or a talisman, and in modern times used in jewelry, usually by engraving designs on cabuchon stones. Also used attributively; as, a scarab bracelet [a bracelet containing scarabs]; a scarab [the carved stone itelf]..
Bumkin :: Bumkin (n.) A projecting beam or boom; as: (a) One projecting from each bow of a vessel, to haul the fore tack to, called a tack bumpkin. (b) One from each quarter, for the main-brace blocks, and called brace bumpkin. (c) A small outrigger over the stern of a boat, to extend the mizzen..
Accolade :: Accolade (n.) A ceremony formerly used in conferring knighthood, consisting am embrace, and a slight blow on the shoulders with the flat blade of a sword..
Pax :: Pax (n.) The kiss of peace; also, the embrace in the sanctuary now substituted for it at High Mass in Roman Catholic churches..
Pedestal :: Pedestal (n.) An iron socket, or support, for the foot of a brace at the end of a truss where it rests on a pier..
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