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brace about — transitive verb or brace around : to turn (a yard of a square rigged ship) about for the opposite tack … Useful english dictionary
Brace — Brace, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Braced}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Bracing}.] 1. To furnish with braces; to support; to prop; as, to brace a beam in a building. [1913 Webster] 2. To draw tight; to tighten; to put in a state of tension; to strain; to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Brace's Emerald — Conservation status Extinct (IUCN 3.1) Scientific classification Kingdom … Wikipedia
brace|let — «BRAYS liht», noun. 1. a band or chain worn for ornament around the wrist or arm. 2. Informal. a handcuff. ╂[< Middle French bracelet (diminutive) < Old French bracel, ultimately < Latin bracchium arm < Greek brach ōn upper arm] … Useful english dictionary
brace — I UK [breɪs] / US verb Word forms brace : present tense I/you/we/they brace he/she/it braces present participle bracing past tense braced past participle braced 1) [intransitive/transitive] to get ready for something unpleasant brace yourself for … English dictionary
brace — [[t]bre͟ɪs[/t]] braces, bracing, braced (The plural form for meaning 5 is brace.) 1) VERB If you brace yourself for something unpleasant or difficult, you prepare yourself for it. [V pron refl for n] He braced himself for the icy plunge into the… … English dictionary
brace — brace1 [ breıs ] verb 1. ) intransitive or transitive to get ready for something unpleasant: brace yourself for something: I braced myself for the results of my blood test. brace yourself to do something: Smith braced himself to deliver the bad… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
brace — /brays/, n., v., braced, bracing. n. 1. something that holds parts together or in place, as a clasp or clamp. 2. anything that imparts rigidity or steadiness. 3. Also called bitbrace, bitstock. Mach. a device for holding and turning a bit for… … Universalium
Brace (orthopaedic) — An orthopaedic brace (also orthosis or orthotic) is a device used to: *immobilize a joint or body segment, *restrict movement in a given direction, *assist movement, *reduce weight bearing forces, or *correct the shape of the body.Most often in… … Wikipedia
brace — [14] English borrowed brace from Old French brace, which meant simply ‘(the length measured by) two arms’. It came from Latin bracchia, the plural of bracchium ‘arm’ (source of French bras ‘arm’, and also of various English technical terms, such… … The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins
