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Meaning:
Noun:
- A cord, ligament, or rod, for producing or maintaining tension
- A curved instrument or handle of iron or wood, for holding and turning bits, etc.; a bitstock.
- A pair, a couple; originally used of dogs, and later of animals generally and then other things. (The plural in this sense is unchanged.))
- 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.
- A thong used to regulate the tension of a drum.
- A vertical curved line or "curly bracket": { or } connecting two or more words or lines, which are to be considered together, such as in role, roll; or, in music, used to connect staves.
- nautical A rope reeved through a block at the end of a yard, by which the yard is moved horizontally; also, a rudder gudgeon.
- obsolete A measurement of length, originally representing a person's outstretched arms.
- obsolete Armor for the arm; vambrace.
- That which holds anything tightly or supports it firmly; a bandage or a prop.
- The mouth of a shaft.
- (usually plural) A system of wires, brackets, and elastic bands used to correct crooked teeth.
- (usually plural) Straps or bands to sustain trousers; suspenders.
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Verb:
- nautical To swing round the yards of a square rigged ship, using braces, to present a more efficient sail surface to the direction of the wind
- To confront with questions, demands or requests
- To prepare for something bad, as an impact or blow. ''All hands, brace for impact!''
- To stop someone for questioning, usually said of police
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