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Embracery :: Embracery (n.) An attempt to influence a court, jury, etc., corruptly, by promises, entreaties, money, entertainments, threats, or other improper inducements..

Pair :: Pair (n.) Two of a sort; a span; a yoke; a couple; a brace; as, a pair of horses; a pair of oxen..

Embrace :: Embrace (n.) Intimate or close encircling with the arms; pressure to the bosom; clasp; hug.

Brace :: Brace (v. t.) To furnish with braces; to support; to prop; as, to brace a beam in a building..

Brace :: Brace (n.) The mouth of a shaft.

Programme :: Programme (n.) That which is written or printed as a public notice or advertisement; a scheme; a prospectus; especially, a brief outline or explanation of the order to be pursued, or the subjects embraced, in any public exercise, performance, or entertainment; a preliminary sketch..

Rerebrace :: Rerebrace (n.) Armor for the upper part of the arm.

Pointer :: Pointer (n.) Diagonal braces sometimes fixed across the hold.

Chin :: Chin (n.) The exterior or under surface embraced between the branches of the lower jaw bone, in birds..

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]..

Infold :: Infold (v. t.) To clasp with the arms; to embrace.

Counterbrace :: Counterbrace (v. t.) To brace in such a way that opposite strains are resisted; to apply counter braces to.

Couple :: Couple (a.) Two of the same kind connected or considered together; a pair; a brace.

Strut :: Strut (n.) Any part of a machine or structure, of which the principal function is to hold things apart; a brace subjected to compressive stress; -- the opposite of stay, and tie..

Hug :: Hug (n.) A close embrace or clasping with the arms, as in affection or in wrestling..

Armillary :: Armillary (n.) Pertaining to, or resembling, a bracelet or ring; consisting of rings or circles..

Counterbrace :: Counterbrace (v. t.) To brace in opposite directions; as, to counterbrace the yards, i. e., to brace the head yards one way and the after yards another..

Spur :: Spur (n.) A brace strengthening a post and some connected part, as a rafter or crossbeam; a strut..

Embrace :: Embrace (n.) To cling to; to cherish; to love.

Topgallant :: Topgallant (a.) Situated above the topmast and below the royal mast; designatb, or pertaining to, the third spars in order from the deck; as, the topgallant mast, yards, braces, and the like. See Illustration of Ship..

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