Definition of brace

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Brace (n.) The state of being braced or tight; tension.

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Effect :: Effect (n.) Goods; movables; personal estate; -- sometimes used to embrace real as well as personal property; as, the people escaped from the town with their effects..
Brace :: Brace (n.) A rope reeved through a block at the end of a yard, by which the yard is moved horizontally; also, a rudder gudgeon..
Counter Brace :: Counter brace () The brace of the fore-topsail on the leeward side of a vessel.
Chaise :: Chaise (n.) A two-wheeled carriage for two persons, with a calash top, and the body hung on leather straps, or thorough-braces. It is usually drawn by one horse..
Hug :: Hug (v. t.) To press closely within the arms; to clasp to the bosom; to embrace.
Espouser :: Espouser (n.) One who espouses; one who embraces the cause of another or makes it his own.
Brace :: Brace (n.) The state of being braced or tight; tension.
Pax :: Pax (n.) The kiss of peace; also, the embrace in the sanctuary now substituted for it at High Mass in Roman Catholic churches..
Latticing :: Latticing (n.) A system of bars crossing in the middle to form braces between principal longitudinal members, as of a strut..
Brace :: Brace (v. i.) To get tone or vigor; to rouse one's energies; -- with up.
Suspensation :: Suspender (n.) One who, or that which, suspends; esp., one of a pair of straps or braces worn over the shoulders, for holding up the trousers..
Leash :: Leash (n.) A brace and a half; a tierce; three; three creatures of any kind, especially greyhounds, foxes, bucks, and hares; hence, the number three in general..
Cuddle :: Cuddle (n.) A close embrace.
Brace :: Brace (n.) That which holds anything tightly or supports it firmly; a bandage or a prop.
Hug :: Hug (n.) A close embrace or clasping with the arms, as in affection or in wrestling..
Accouplement :: Accouplement (n.) That which couples, as a tie or brace..
Strict :: Strict (a.) Strained; drawn close; tight; as, a strict embrace; a strict ligature..
Embrace :: Embrace (v. t.) To fasten on, as armor..
Clasp :: Clasp (v. t.) To inclose and hold in the hand or with the arms; to grasp; to embrace.
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..
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