Definition of brace

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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..

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Brace :: Brace (n.) The mouth of a shaft.
Neophyte :: Neophyte (n.) A new convert or proselyte; -- a name given by the early Christians, and still given by the Roman Catholics, to such as have recently embraced the Christian faith, and been admitted to baptism, esp. to converts from heathenism or Judaism..
Pentamera :: Pentamera (n. pl.) An extensive division of Coleoptera, including those that normally have five-jointed tarsi. It embraces about half of all the known species of the Coleoptera..
Armlet :: Armlet (n.) An arm ring; a bracelet for the upper arm.
Fold :: Fold (v.) That which is folded together, or which infolds or envelops; embrace..
Ulotrichi :: Ulotrichi (n. pl.) The division of mankind which embraces the races having woolly or crispy hair. Cf. Leiotrichi.
Magged :: Magged (a.) Worn; fretted; as, a magged brace..
Cover :: Cover (v. t.) To extend over; to be sufficient for; to comprehend, include, or embrace; to account for or solve; to counterbalance; as, a mortgage which fully covers a sum loaned on it; a law which covers all possible cases of a crime; receipts than do not cover expenses..
Check :: Check (v. t.) To slack or ease off, as a brace which is too stiffly extended..
Embrace :: Embrace (v. t.) To fasten on, as armor..
Girth :: Girth (n.) A small horizontal brace or girder.
Conclude :: Conclude (v. t.) To include; to comprehend; to shut up together; to embrace.
Bracer :: Bracer (n.) A covering to protect the arm of the bowman from the vibration of the string; also, a brassart..
Embracement :: Embracement (n.) State of being contained; inclosure.
Armil :: Armil (n.) A bracelet.
Counter Brace :: Counter brace () A brace, in a framed structure, which resists a strain of a character opposite to that which a main brace is designed to receive..
Coll :: Coll (v. t.) To embrace.
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..
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..
Embrace :: Embrace (n.) To seize eagerly, or with alacrity; to accept with cordiality; to welcome..
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