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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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Brace :: Brace (n.) A vertical curved line connecting two or more words or lines, which are to be taken together; thus, boll, bowl; or, in music, used to connect staves..

Prospect :: Prospect (v.) That which is embraced by eye in vision; the region which the eye overlooks at one time; view; scene; outlook.

Press :: Press (v.) To embrace closely; to hug.

Vambrace :: Vambrace (n.) The piece designed to protect the arm from the elbow to the wrist.

Conclude :: Conclude (v. t.) To include; to comprehend; to shut up together; to embrace.

Twine :: Twine (n.) To wind about; to embrace; to entwine.

Embrace :: Embrace (n.) To attempt to influence corruptly, as a jury or court..

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..

Embrace :: Embrace (v. i.) To join in an embrace.

Embracive :: Embracive (a.) Disposed to embrace; fond of caressing.

Portal :: Portal (n.) The space, at one end, between opposite trusses when these are terminated by inclined braces..

Squared :: Square (a.) At right angles with the mast or the keel, and parallel to the horizon; -- said of the yards of a square-rigged vessel when they are so braced..

Weather :: Weather (a.) Being toward the wind, or windward -- opposed to lee; as, weather bow, weather braces, weather gauge, weather lifts, weather quarter, weather shrouds, etc..

Cuddle :: Cuddle (n.) A close embrace.

Clasp :: Clasp (n.) A close embrace; a throwing of the arms around; a grasping, as with the hand..

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

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

Reembrace :: Reembrace (v. i.) To embrace again.

Hugger :: Hugger (n.) One who hugs or embraces.

Accouplement :: Accouplement (n.) That which couples, as a tie or brace..