Definition of brace

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Brace (n.) The mouth of a shaft.

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Embracery :: Embracery (n.) An attempt to influence a court, jury, etc., corruptly, by promises, entreaties, money, entertainments, threats, or other improper inducements..
Brace :: 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..
Elastic :: Elastic (n.) An elastic woven fabric, as a belt, braces or suspenders, etc., made in part of India rubber..
Embrace :: Embrace (n.) To cling to; to cherish; to love.
Embrace :: Embrace (n.) To accept; to undergo; to submit to.
Bird''s-eye :: Bird's-eye (a.) Seen from above, as if by a flying bird; embraced at a glance; hence, general; not minute, or entering into details; as, a bird's-eye view..
Braced :: Braced (imp. & p. p.) of Brac.
Hugger :: Hugger (n.) One who hugs or embraces.
Effect :: Effect (n.) Goods; movables; personal estate; -- sometimes used to embrace real as well as personal property; as, the people escaped from the town with their effects..
Brace :: Brace (n.) Straps or bands to sustain trousers; suspenders.
Embraceor :: Embraceor (n.) One guilty of embracery.
Check :: Check (v. t.) To slack or ease off, as a brace which is too stiffly extended..
Toed :: Toed (a.) Having the end secured by nails driven obliquely, said of a board, plank, or joist serving as a brace, and in general of any part of a frame secured to other parts by diagonal nailing..
Vambrace :: Vambrace (n.) The piece designed to protect the arm from the elbow to the wrist.
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..
Cuddle :: Cuddle (n.) A close embrace.
Colling :: Colling (v. t.) An embrace; dalliance.
Spur :: Spur (n.) A brace strengthening a post and some connected part, as a rafter or crossbeam; a strut..
Pax :: Pax (n.) The kiss of peace; also, the embrace in the sanctuary now substituted for it at High Mass in Roman Catholic churches..
Bosom :: Bosom (n.) The breast of a human being; the part, between the arms, to which anything is pressed when embraced by them..
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