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BRACE, n. [L. brachium; Gr. the arm.] 1. In architecture, a piece of timber framed in with bevel joints, to keep the building from swerving either way. It extends like an arm from the post or main timber.2. That which holds any thing tight; a cincture or bandage. The braces of a drum are not bands.3. A pair; a couple; as a brace of ducks. It is used of persons only in contempt, or in the style of drollery.4. In music, a double curve at the beginning of stave.5. A thick strap, which supports a carriage on wheels.6. A crooked line in printing, connecting two or more words or lines; thus boll, bowl. It is used to connect triplets in poetry.7. In marine language, a rope reeved through a block at the end of a yard, to square or traverse the yard. The name is given also to pieces of iron which are used as supports; such as of the poop lanterns, &c.8. Brace, or brasse,is a foreign measure answering to our fathom.9. Harness; warlike preparation; as we say, girded for battle. 10. Tension; tightness. 11. Braces, plu., suspenders, the straps that sustain pantaloons, &c. 12. The braces of a drum, are the cords on the sides of it, for tightening the heads and snares. BRACE, v.t. To draw tight; to tighten; to bind or tie close; to make tight and firm. 1. To make tense; to strain up; as, to brace a drum.2. To furnish with braces; as, to brace a building.3. To strengthen; to increase tension; as, to brace the nerves.4. In marine language, to bring the yards to either side. To brace about is to turn the yards round for the contrary tack. To brace sharp is to cause the yards to have the smallest possible angle with the keel. To brace to is to check or ease off the leg braces, and round-in the weather ones, to assist in tacking.
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BRACE, n. [L. brachium; Gr. the arm.] 1. In architecture, a piece of timber framed in with bevel joints, to keep the building from swerving either way. It extends like an arm from the post or main timber.2. That which holds any thing tight; a cincture or bandage. The braces of a drum are not bands.3. A pair; a couple; as a brace of ducks. It is used of persons only in contempt, or in the style of drollery.4. In music, a double curve at the beginning of stave.5. A thick strap, which supports a carriage on wheels.6. A crooked line in printing, connecting two or more words or lines; thus boll, bowl. It is used to connect triplets in poetry.7. In marine language, a rope reeved through a block at the end of a yard, to square or traverse the yard. The name is given also to pieces of iron which are used as supports; such as of the poop lanterns, &c.8. Brace, or brasse,is a foreign measure answering to our fathom.9. Harness; warlike preparation; as we say, girded for battle. 10. Tension; tightness. 11. Braces, plu., suspenders, the straps that sustain pantaloons, &c. 12. The braces of a drum, are the cords on the sides of it, for tightening the heads and snares. BRACE, v.t. To draw tight; to tighten; to bind or tie close; to make tight and firm. 1. To make tense; to strain up; as, to brace a drum.2. To furnish with braces; as, to brace a building.3. To strengthen; to increase tension; as, to brace the nerves.4. In marine language, to bring the yards to either side. To brace about is to turn the yards round for the contrary tack. To brace sharp is to cause the yards to have the smallest possible angle with the keel. To brace to is to check or ease off the leg braces, and round-in the weather ones, to assist in tacking. | BRACE, n. [Fr. bras; Sp. brazo; Port. braço; Arm. breach, or breh; Ir. brac, and raigh; W. braic; Corn. breck, or breh; L. brachium; Gr. βραχιων, the arm. This word furnishes a clear and decisive evidence of the change of a palatal letter into a sibilant. The change comes through the Spanish or other Celtic dialect, brach, brazo, the Sp. z being originally a palatal or guttural; thence to the Fr. bras, and Eng. brace. In like manner, Durazzo is formed from Dyrrachium. The Greek verbs furnish a multitude of similar changes. This word furnishes also a proof that b is a prefix, for in Irish, brac is written also raigh. The sense of arm is, that which breaks forth, a shoot. From bras, the French have embrasser, to embrace, and in Sp. brazas is braces, and bracear, is to brace, and to swing the arms. Brace, in naval affairs, is in D. bras; Dan. bras, and braser, to brace. Qu. is this the same word as the Fr. bras, an arm?]- In architecture, a piece of timber framed in with bevel-joints, to keep the building from swerving either way. It extends like an arm from the post or main timber.
- That which holds any thing tight; a cincture or bandage. The braces of a drum are not bands.
- A pair; a couple; as, a brace of ducks. It is used of persons, only in contempt, or in a style of drollery.
- In music, a double curve at the beginning of a stave.
- A thick strap, which supports a carriage on wheels.
- A crooked line in printing, connecting two or more words or lines; thus, boll, or bowl.
It is used to connect triplets in poetry.
- In marine language, a rope reeved through a block at the end of a yard, to square or traverse the yard. The name is given also to pieces of iron which are used as supports; such as the poop lanterns, &c. – Mar. Dict.
- Brace, or brasse, is a foreign measure answering to our fathom.
- Harness; warlike preparation; as, we say, girded for battle. – Shak.
- Tension; tightness. – Holder.
- Braces, [plur.,] suspenders, the straps that sustain pantaloons, &c.
- The braces of a drum, are the cords on the sides of it, for tightening the heads and snares.
BRACE, v.t.- To draw tight; to tighten; to bind or tie close; to make tight and firm.
- To make tense; to strain up; as, to brace a drum.
- To furnish with braces; as, to brace a building.
- To strengthen; to increase tension; as, to brace the nerves.
- In marine language, to bring the yards to either side.
To brace about, is to turn the yards round for the contrary tack.
To brace sharp, is to cause the yards to have the smallest possible angle with the keel.
To brace to, is to check or ease off the lee braces, and round-in the weather ones, to assist in tacking. – Mar. Dict.
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- That which holds anything tightly or
supports it firmly; a bandage or a prop.
- To furnish with braces] to
support; to prop; as, to brace a beam in a building.
- To get tone or vigor; to
rouse one's energies; -- with up.
- A cord, ligament, or rod, for producing or
maintaining tension, as a cord on the side of a drum.
- To draw tight; to tighten; to put in a state of
tension; to strain; to strengthen; as, to brace the
nerves.
- The state of being braced or tight;
tension.
- To bind or tie closely; to fasten
tightly.
- 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.
- To place in a position for resisting pressure;
to hold firmly; as, he braced himself against the crowd.
- 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.
- To move around by means of
braces; as, to brace the yards.
- A rope reeved through a block at
the end of a yard, by which the yard is moved horizontally; also, a rudder
gudgeon.
- A curved instrument or handle of
iron or wood, for holding and turning bits, etc.; a bitstock.
- A pair; a couple; as, a brace of ducks;
now rarely applied to persons, except familiarly or with some
contempt.
- Straps or bands to sustain trousers;
suspenders.
- Harness; warlike preparation.
- Armor for the arm; vantbrace.
- The mouth of a shaft.
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Brace BRACE, noun [Latin brachium; Gr. the arm.] 1. In architecture, a piece of timber framed in with bevel joints, to keep the building from swerving either way. It extends like an arm from the post or main timber. 2. That which holds any thing tight; a cincture or bandage. The braces of a drum are not bands. 3. A pair; a couple; as a brace of ducks. It is used of persons only in contempt, or in the style of drollery. 4. In music, a double curve at the beginning of stave. 5. A thick strap, which supports a carriage on wheels. 6. A crooked line in printing, connecting two or more words or lines; thus boll, bowl. It is used to connect triplets in poetry. 7. In marine language, a rope reeved through a block at the end of a yard, to square or traverse the yard. The name is given also to pieces of iron which are used as supports; such as of the poop lanterns, etc. 8. brace or brasse, is a foreign measure answering to our fathom. 9. Harness; warlike preparation; as we say, girded for battle. 10. Tension; tightness. 11. Braces, plural , suspenders, the straps that sustain pantaloons, etc. 12. The braces of a drum, are the cords on the sides of it, for tightening the heads and snares. BRACE, verb transitive To draw tight; to tighten; to bind or tie close; to make tight and firm. 1. To make tense; to strain up; as, to brace a drum. 2. To furnish with braces; as, to brace a building. 3. To strengthen; to increase tension; as, to brace the nerves. 4. In marine language, to bring the yards to either side. To brace about is to turn the yards round for the contrary tack. To brace sharp is to cause the yards to have the smallest possible angle with the keel. To brace to is to check or ease off the leg braces, and round-in the weather ones, to assist in tacking.
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