Definition of brace

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Brace (n.) A pair; a couple; as, a brace of ducks; now rarely applied to persons, except familiarly or with some contempt..

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Collingly :: Collingly (adv.) With embraces.
Underbrace :: Underbrace (v. t.) To brace, fasten, or bind underneath or below..
Twine :: Twine (n.) To wind about; to embrace; to entwine.
Pointer :: Pointer (n.) Diagonal braces sometimes fixed across the hold.
Embracement :: Embracement (n.) Willing acceptance.
Comprehend :: Comprehend (v. t.) To contain; to embrace; to include; as, the states comprehended in the Austrian Empire..
Accouplement :: Accouplement (n.) That which couples, as a tie or brace..
Heartstring :: Heartstring (n.) A nerve or tendon, supposed to brace and sustain the heart..
Rerebrace :: Rerebrace (n.) Armor for the upper part of the arm.
Inspectorship :: Inspectorship (n.) The district embraced by an inspector's jurisdiction.
Encyclopedist :: Encyclopedist (n.) The compiler of an encyclopedia, or one who assists in such compilation; also, one whose knowledge embraces the whole range of the sciences..
Pair :: Pair (n.) Two of a sort; a span; a yoke; a couple; a brace; as, a pair of horses; a pair of oxen..
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..
Forebrace :: Forebrace (n.) A rope applied to the fore yardarm, to change the position of the foresail..
Check :: Check (v. t.) To slack or ease off, as a brace which is too stiffly extended..
Clip :: Clip (v. t.) To embrace, hence; to encompass..
Stock :: Stock (n.) The handle or contrivance by which bits are held in boring; a bitstock; a brace.
Wimble :: Wimble (n.) A stonecutter's brace for boring holes in stone.
Pedestal :: Pedestal (n.) An iron socket, or support, for the foot of a brace at the end of a truss where it rests on a pier..
Bird''s-eye :: Bird's-eye (a.) Seen from above, as if by a flying bird; embraced at a glance; hence, general; not minute, or entering into details; as, a bird's-eye view..
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