Definition of brace

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

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Buttress :: Buttress (v. t.) To support with a buttress; to prop; to brace firmly.
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..
Studded :: Stud (n.) An iron brace across the shorter diameter of the link of a chain cable.
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..
Thorough-brace :: Thorough-brace (n.) A leather strap supporting the body of a carriage, and attached to springs, or serving as a spring. See Illust. of Chaise..
Fold :: Fold (v.) That which is folded together, or which infolds or envelops; embrace..
Brace :: Brace (v. t.) To furnish with braces; to support; to prop; as, to brace a beam in a building..
Embraceor :: Embraceor (n.) One guilty of embracery.
Compress :: Compress (v. t.) To embrace sexually.
Unbrace :: Unbrace (v. t.) To free from tension; to relax; to loose; as, to unbrace a drum; to unbrace the nerves..
Gallows :: Gallows (n. sing.) A pair of suspenders or braces.
Bosom :: Bosom (n.) The breast of a human being; the part, between the arms, to which anything is pressed when embraced by them..
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..
Prospect :: Prospect (v.) That which is embraced by eye in vision; the region which the eye overlooks at one time; view; scene; outlook.
Ulotrichi :: Ulotrichi (n. pl.) The division of mankind which embraces the races having woolly or crispy hair. Cf. Leiotrichi.
Bitstock :: Bitstock (n.) A stock or handle for holding and rotating a bit; a brace.
Bracer :: Bracer (n.) A medicine, as an astringent or a tonic, which gives tension or tone to any part of the body..
Brace :: Brace (v. t.) To draw tight; to tighten; to put in a state of tension; to strain; to strengthen; as, to brace the nerves..
Fold :: Fold (v. t.) To inclose within folds or plaitings; to envelop; to infold; to clasp; to embrace.
Pax :: Pax (n.) The kiss of peace; also, the embrace in the sanctuary now substituted for it at High Mass in Roman Catholic churches..
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