Definition of brace

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Brace (n.) A rope reeved through a block at the end of a yard, by which the yard is moved horizontally; also, a rudder gudgeon..

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Sankha :: Sankha (n.) A chank shell (Turbinella pyrum); also, a shell bracelet or necklace made in India from the chank shell..
Epitasis :: Epitasis (n.) That part which embraces the main action of a play, poem, and the like, and leads on to the catastrophe; -- opposed to protasis..
Espouser :: Espouser (n.) One who espouses; one who embraces the cause of another or makes it his own.
Cherish :: Cherish (v. t.) To hold dear; to embrace with interest; to indulge; to encourage; to foster; to promote; as, to cherish religious principle..
Interlock :: Interlock (v. i.) To unite, embrace, communicate with, or flow into, one another; to be connected in one system; to lock into one another; to interlace firmly..
Emball :: Emball (v. t.) To encircle or embrace.
Chin :: Chin (n.) The exterior or under surface embraced between the branches of the lower jaw bone, in birds..
Bracer :: Bracer (n.) A covering to protect the arm of the bowman from the vibration of the string; also, a brassart..
Underbrace :: Underbrace (v. t.) To brace, fasten, or bind underneath or below..
Sinewy :: Sinewy (a.) Well braced with, or as if with, sinews; nervous; vigorous; strong; firm; tough; as, the sinewy Ajax..
Strut :: Strut (n.) In general, any piece of a frame which resists thrust or pressure in the direction of its own length. See Brace, and Illust. of Frame, and Roof..
Embraceor :: Embraceor (n.) One guilty of embracery.
Beclip :: Beclip (v. t.) To embrace; to surround.
Seljukian :: Seljukian (a.) Of or pertaining to Seljuk, a Tartar chief who embraced Mohammedanism, and began the subjection of Western Asia to that faith and rule; of or pertaining to the dynasty founded by him, or the empire maintained by his descendants from the 10th to the 13th century..
Counterbrace :: Counterbrace (v. t.) To brace in such a way that opposite strains are resisted; to apply counter braces to.
Clip :: Clip (n.) A projecting flange on the upper edge of a horseshoe, turned up so as to embrace the lower part of the hoof; -- called also toe clip and beak..
Comply :: Comply (v. i.) To infold; to embrace.
Fold :: Fold (v.) That which is folded together, or which infolds or envelops; embrace..
Inspectorship :: Inspectorship (n.) The district embraced by an inspector's jurisdiction.
Bracing :: Bracing (n.) Any system of braces; braces, collectively; as, the bracing of a truss..
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