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Buttress :: Buttress (v. t.) To support with a buttress; to prop; to brace firmly.

Accouplement :: Accouplement (n.) That which couples, as a tie or brace..

Embrace :: Embrace (n.) To attempt to influence corruptly, as a jury or court..

Brace :: Brace (n.) A curved instrument or handle of iron or wood, for holding and turning bits, etc.; a bitstock..

Brace :: Brace (n.) The mouth of a shaft.

Abox :: Abox (adv. & a.) Braced aback.

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..

Spur :: Spur (n.) A brace strengthening a post and some connected part, as a rafter or crossbeam; a strut..

Snap :: Snap (v. t.) A small catch or fastening held or closed by means of a spring, or one which closes with a snapping sound, as the catch of a bracelet, necklace, clasp of a book, etc..

Pointer :: Pointer (n.) Diagonal braces sometimes fixed across the hold.

Clip :: Clip (n.) An embrace.

Colling :: Colling (v. t.) An embrace; dalliance.

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..

Bitstock :: Bitstock (n.) A stock or handle for holding and rotating a bit; a brace.

Embrace :: Embrace (n.) To encircle; to encompass; to inclose.

Brace :: Brace (n.) The state of being braced or tight; tension.

Cat-harping :: Cat-harping (n.) One of the short ropes or iron cramps used to brace in the shrouds toward the masts so a to give freer sweep to the yards.

Halse :: Halse (v. t.) To embrace about the neck; to salute; to greet.

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..

Twine :: Twine (n.) To wind about; to embrace; to entwine.

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