Definition of brace

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Brace (n.) 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..

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Cover :: Cover (v. t.) To extend over; to be sufficient for; to comprehend, include, or embrace; to account for or solve; to counterbalance; as, a mortgage which fully covers a sum loaned on it; a law which covers all possible cases of a crime; receipts than do not cover expenses..
Legatura :: Legatura (n.) A tie or brace; a syncopation.
Press :: Press (v.) To embrace closely; to hug.
Embrace :: Embrace (v. t.) To fasten on, as armor..
Abox :: Abox (adv. & a.) Braced aback.
Comprehend :: Comprehend (v. t.) To contain; to embrace; to include; as, the states comprehended in the Austrian Empire..
Heartstring :: Heartstring (n.) A nerve or tendon, supposed to brace and sustain the heart..
Pair :: Pair (n.) Two of a sort; a span; a yoke; a couple; a brace; as, a pair of horses; a pair of oxen..
Wimble :: Wimble (n.) A stonecutter's brace for boring holes in stone.
Gallows :: Gallows (n. sing.) A pair of suspenders or braces.
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..
Programme :: Programme (n.) That which is written or printed as a public notice or advertisement; a scheme; a prospectus; especially, a brief outline or explanation of the order to be pursued, or the subjects embraced, in any public exercise, performance, or entertainment; a preliminary sketch..
Frap :: Frap (v. t.) To brace by drawing together, as the cords of a drum..
Logistics :: Logistics (n.) That branch of the military art which embraces the details of moving and supplying armies. The meaning of the word is by some writers extended to include strategy.
Fold :: Fold (v. t.) To inclose within folds or plaitings; to envelop; to infold; to clasp; to embrace.
Bit :: Bit (v.) A tool for boring, of various forms and sizes, usually turned by means of a brace or bitstock. See Bitstock..
Sankha :: Sankha (n.) A chank shell (Turbinella pyrum); also, a shell bracelet or necklace made in India from the chank shell..
Couple :: Couple (a.) Two of the same kind connected or considered together; a pair; a brace.
Butting Joint :: Butting joint () A joint between two pieces of timber or wood, at the end of one or both, and either at right angles or oblique to the grain, as the joints which the struts and braces form with the truss posts; -- sometimes called abutting joint..
Embracer :: Embracer (n.) One who embraces.
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