Definition of brace

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Brace (v. t.) To draw tight; to tighten; to put in a state of tension; to strain; to strengthen; as, to brace the nerves..

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Brace :: Brace (n.) A curved instrument or handle of iron or wood, for holding and turning bits, etc.; a bitstock..
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..
Braced :: Braced (imp. & p. p.) of Brac.
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..
Portal :: Portal (n.) The space, at one end, between opposite trusses when these are terminated by inclined braces..
Grapplement :: Grapplement (n.) A grappling; close fight or embrace.
Embrasure :: Embrasure (n.) An embrace.
Brace :: Brace (v. t.) To move around by means of braces; as, to brace the yards..
Footboard :: Footboard (n.) A board or narrow platfrom upon which one may stand or brace his fee.
Swallow :: Swallow (v. t.) To receive or embrace, as opinions or belief, without examination or scruple; to receive implicitly..
Chaise :: Chaise (n.) A two-wheeled carriage for two persons, with a calash top, and the body hung on leather straps, or thorough-braces. It is usually drawn by one horse..
Strut :: Strut (n.) Any part of a machine or structure, of which the principal function is to hold things apart; a brace subjected to compressive stress; -- the opposite of stay, and tie..
Twine :: Twine (n.) To wind about; to embrace; to entwine.
Armillary :: Armillary (n.) Pertaining to, or resembling, a bracelet or ring; consisting of rings or circles..
Convert :: Convert (n.) A person who is converted from one opinion or practice to another; a person who is won over to, or heartily embraces, a creed, religious system, or party, in which he has not previously believed; especially, one who turns from the controlling power of sin to that of holiness, or from unbelief to Christianity..
Clip :: Clip (v. t.) To embrace, hence; to encompass..
Collingly :: Collingly (adv.) With embraces.
Embracement :: Embracement (n.) Willing acceptance.
Hydrography :: Hydrography (n.) That branch of surveying which embraces the determination of the contour of the bottom of a harbor or other sheet of water, the depth of soundings, the position of channels and shoals, with the construction of charts exhibiting these particulars..
Fold :: Fold (v.) That which is folded together, or which infolds or envelops; embrace..
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