Definition of brace

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Brace (n.) Harness; warlike preparation.

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Embrace :: Embrace (n.) Intimate or close encircling with the arms; pressure to the bosom; clasp; hug.
Round :: Round (n.) The step of a ladder; a rundle or rung; also, a crosspiece which joins and braces the legs of a chair..
Squared :: Square (a.) At right angles with the mast or the keel, and parallel to the horizon; -- said of the yards of a square-rigged vessel when they are so braced..
Collingly :: Collingly (adv.) With embraces.
Topgallant :: Topgallant (a.) Situated above the topmast and below the royal mast; designatb, or pertaining to, the third spars in order from the deck; as, the topgallant mast, yards, braces, and the like. See Illustration of Ship..
Embracer :: Embracer (n.) One who embraces.
Embrace :: Embrace (n.) To clasp in the arms with affection; to take in the arms; to hug.
Stretcher :: Stretcher (n.) A narrow crosspiece of the bottom of a boat against which a rower braces his feet.
Emball :: Emball (v. t.) To encircle or embrace.
Espouser :: Espouser (n.) One who espouses; one who embraces the cause of another or makes it his own.
Brace :: Brace (n.) The state of being braced or tight; tension.
Neophyte :: Neophyte (n.) A new convert or proselyte; -- a name given by the early Christians, and still given by the Roman Catholics, to such as have recently embraced the Christian faith, and been admitted to baptism, esp. to converts from heathenism or Judaism..
Brace :: Brace (n.) 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..
Heartstring :: Heartstring (n.) A nerve or tendon, supposed to brace and sustain the heart..
Clip :: Clip (v. t.) To embrace, hence; to encompass..
Embrace :: Embrace (n.) To attempt to influence corruptly, as a jury or court..
Conclude :: Conclude (v. t.) To include; to comprehend; to shut up together; to embrace.
Bangle :: Bangle (n.) An ornamental circlet, of glass, gold, silver, or other material, worn by women in India and Africa, and in some other countries, upon the wrist or ankle; a ring bracelet..
Swallow :: Swallow (v. t.) To receive or embrace, as opinions or belief, without examination or scruple; to receive implicitly..
Brace :: 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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