Definition of brace

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Brace (n.) A piece of material used to transmit, or change the direction of, weight or pressure; any one of the pieces, in a frame or truss, which divide the structure into triangular parts. It may act as a tie, or as a strut, and serves to prevent distortion of the structure, and transverse strains in its members. A boiler brace is a diagonal stay, connecting the head with the shell..

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Brace :: Brace (v. t.) To furnish with braces; to support; to prop; as, to brace a beam in a building..
Accolade :: Accolade (n.) A brace used to join two or more staves.
Brace :: Brace (n.) Straps or bands to sustain trousers; suspenders.
Halse :: Halse (v. t.) To embrace about the neck; to salute; to greet.
Frap :: Frap (v. t.) To brace by drawing together, as the cords of a drum..
Side :: Side (v. i.) To embrace the opinions of one party, or engage in its interest, in opposition to another party; to take sides; as, to side with the ministerial party..
Gripe :: Gripe (v. t.) To seize and hold fast; to embrace closely.
Twine :: Twine (n.) To wind about; to embrace; to entwine.
Vantbrass :: Vantbrass (n.) Armor for the arm; vambrace.
Embrace :: Embrace (n.) To clasp in the arms with affection; to take in the arms; to hug.
Counterbrace :: Counterbrace (v. t.) To brace in such a way that opposite strains are resisted; to apply counter braces to.
Embrace :: Embrace (v. i.) To join in an embrace.
Gallows :: Gallows (n. sing.) A pair of suspenders or braces.
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..
Cuddle :: Cuddle (v. t.) To embrace closely; to fondle.
Girth :: Girth (n.) A small horizontal brace or girder.
Brace :: Brace (n.) The mouth of a shaft.
Brace :: Brace (n.) A pair; a couple; as, a brace of ducks; now rarely applied to persons, except familiarly or with some contempt..
Couple :: Couple (a.) Two of the same kind connected or considered together; a pair; a brace.
Armil :: Armil (n.) A bracelet.
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