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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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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..

Round :: Round (n.) The step of a ladder; a rundle or rung; also, a crosspiece which joins and braces the legs of a chair..

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..

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

Brace :: Brace (v. t.) To bind or tie closely; to fasten tightly.

Brace :: Brace (n.) A pair; a couple; as, a brace of ducks; now rarely applied to persons, except familiarly or with some contempt..

Armil :: Armil (n.) A bracelet.

Fold :: Fold (v.) That which is folded together, or which infolds or envelops; embrace..

Cat-harping :: Cat-harping (n.) One of the short ropes or iron cramps used to brace in the shrouds toward the masts so a to give freer sweep to the yards.

Bitstock :: Bitstock (n.) A stock or handle for holding and rotating a bit; a brace.

Fraternal :: Fraternal (a.) Pf, pertaining to, or involving, brethren; becoming to brothers; brotherly; as, fraternal affection; a fraternal embrace..

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..

Brace :: Brace (n.) A curved instrument or handle of iron or wood, for holding and turning bits, etc.; a bitstock..

Abox :: Abox (adv. & a.) Braced aback.

Footboard :: Footboard (n.) A board or narrow platfrom upon which one may stand or brace his fee.

Bracelet :: Bracelet (n.) A piece of defensive armor for the arm.

Stretcher :: Stretcher (n.) A narrow crosspiece of the bottom of a boat against which a rower braces his feet.

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

Interlock :: Interlock (v. i.) To unite, embrace, communicate with, or flow into, one another; to be connected in one system; to lock into one another; to interlace firmly..

Inspectorship :: Inspectorship (n.) The district embraced by an inspector's jurisdiction.