| slovo | definícia |
brace
(mass) | brace
- posilniť |
brace
(encz) | brace,opěra n: Zdeněk Brož |
brace
(encz) | brace,podpěra n: Zdeněk Brož |
brace
(encz) | brace,posílit v: Zdeněk Brož |
brace
(encz) | brace,rovnátka n: [brit.] v US braces Pino |
brace
(encz) | brace,rozpěra n: Zdeněk Brož |
brace
(encz) | brace,rozpěrka n: Zdeněk Brož |
brace
(encz) | brace,sepnout v: Zdeněk Brož |
brace
(encz) | brace,složená závorka n: [mat.] {} |
brace
(encz) | brace,spona n: Zdeněk Brož |
brace
(encz) | brace,sponka n: Zdeněk Brož |
brace
(encz) | brace,svěrka n: Zdeněk Brož |
brace
(encz) | brace,svorka n: Zdeněk Brož |
brace
(encz) | brace,výztuha n: Zdeněk Brož |
brace
(encz) | brace,vzchopit se Zdeněk Brož |
brace
(encz) | brace,vzpěra n: Zdeněk Brož |
Brace
(gcide) | Brace \Brace\, n. [OF. brace, brasse, the two arms, embrace,
fathom, F. brasse fathom, fr. L. bracchia the arms (stretched
out), pl. of bracchium arm; cf. Gr. ?.]
1. That which holds anything tightly or supports it firmly; a
bandage or a prop.
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2. A cord, ligament, or rod, for producing or maintaining
tension, as a cord on the side of a drum.
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The little bones of the ear drum do in straining and
relaxing it as the braces of the war drum do in
that. --Derham.
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3. The state of being braced or tight; tension.
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The laxness of the tympanum, when it has lost its
brace or tension. --Holder.
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4. (Arch. & Engin.) 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.
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5. (Print.) 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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6. (Naut.) 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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7. (Mech.) A curved instrument or handle of iron or wood, for
holding and turning bits, etc.; a bitstock.
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8. A pair; a couple; as, a brace of ducks; now rarely applied
to persons, except familiarly or with some contempt. "A
brace of greyhounds." --Shak.
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He is said to have shot . . . fifty brace of
pheasants. --Addison.
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A brace of brethren, both bishops, both eminent for
learning and religion, now appeared in the church.
--Fuller.
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But you, my brace of lords. --Shak.
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9. pl. Straps or bands to sustain trousers; suspenders.
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I embroidered for you a beautiful pair of braces.
--Thackeray.
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10. Harness; warlike preparation. [Obs.]
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For that it stands not in such warlike brace.
--Shak.
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11. Armor for the arm; vantbrace.
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12. (Mining) The mouth of a shaft. [Cornwall]
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Angle brace. See under Angle.
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Brace
(gcide) | Brace \Brace\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Braced; p. pr. & vb. n.
Bracing.]
1. To furnish with braces; to support; to prop; as, to brace
a beam in a building.
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2. To draw tight; to tighten; to put in a state of tension;
to strain; to strengthen; as, to brace the nerves.
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And welcome war to brace her drums. --Campbell.
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3. To bind or tie closely; to fasten tightly.
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The women of China, by bracing and binding them from
their infancy, have very little feet. --Locke.
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Some who spurs had first braced on. --Sir W.
Scott.
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4. To place in a position for resisting pressure; to hold
firmly; as, he braced himself against the crowd.
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A sturdy lance in his right hand he braced.
--Fairfax.
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5. (Naut.) To move around by means of braces; as, to brace
the yards.
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To brace about (Naut.), to turn (a yard) round for the
contrary tack.
To brace a yard (Naut.), to move it horizontally by means
of a brace.
To brace in (Naut.), to turn (a yard) by hauling in the
weather brace.
To brace one's self, to call up one's energies. "He braced
himself for an effort which he was little able to make."
--J. D. Forbes.
To brace to (Naut.), to turn (a yard) by checking or easing
off the lee brace, and hauling in the weather one, to
assist in tacking.
To brace up (Naut.), to bring (a yard) nearer the direction
of the keel by hauling in the lee brace.
To brace up sharp (Naut.), to turn (a yard) as far forward
as the rigging will permit.
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Brace
(gcide) | Brace \Brace\, v. i.
To get tone or vigor; to rouse one's energies; -- with up.
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brace
(wn) | brace
n 1: a support that steadies or strengthens something else; "he
wore a brace on his knee"
2: two items of the same kind [syn: couple, pair, twosome,
twain, brace, span, yoke, couplet, distich,
duo, duet, dyad, duad]
3: a set of two similar things considered as a unit [syn:
pair, brace]
4: either of two punctuation marks ( or ) used to enclose
textual material
5: a rope on a square-rigged ship that is used to swing a yard
about and secure it
6: elastic straps that hold trousers up (usually used in the
plural) [syn: brace, suspender, gallus]
7: an appliance that corrects dental irregularities [syn:
brace, braces, orthodontic braces]
8: a carpenter's tool having a crank handle for turning and a
socket to hold a bit for boring [syn: brace, bitstock]
9: a structural member used to stiffen a framework [syn:
brace, bracing]
v 1: prepare (oneself) for something unpleasant or difficult
[syn: brace, poise]
2: support or hold steady and make steadfast, with or as if with
a brace; "brace your elbows while working on the potter's
wheel" [syn: brace, steady, stabilize, stabilise]
3: support by bracing
4: cause to be alert and energetic; "Coffee and tea stimulate
me"; "This herbal infusion doesn't stimulate" [syn:
stimulate, arouse, brace, energize, energise, {perk
up}] [ant: calm, de-energise, de-energize, sedate,
tranquilize, tranquillise, tranquillize] |
brace
(foldoc) | brace
left brace or right brace.
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| | podobné slovo | definícia |
embrace
(mass) | embrace
- objatie, objať, objímať, prijať, obsahovať |
embraceable
(mass) | embraceable
- prijateľný |
embraced
(mass) | embraced
- objal |
embraces
(mass) | embraces
- obsahuje |
angle brace
(encz) | angle brace,koutová rozpěra [stav.] Oldřich Švecangle brace,pásek [stav.] Oldřich Švecangle brace,výztuha [stav.] Oldřich Švec |
brace up
(encz) | brace up,dodat kuráž Zdeněk Brožbrace up,podpořit v: Zdeněk Brožbrace up,vzpružit v: Zdeněk Brož |
brace yourself
(encz) | brace yourself,podrž se [fráz.] např. "Guess who is coming to dinner?
Brace yourself - your long-lost brother." Pino |
braced
(encz) | braced,vyztužený Jaroslav Šedivý |
bracelet
(encz) | bracelet,náhrdelník n: Zdeněk Brožbracelet,náramek n: Zdeněk Brožbracelet,řetízek n: šperk, řetízek na zápěstí ruky MPEG |
braces
(encz) | braces,kšandy n: Rostislav Svobodabraces,rovnátka n: Jiří Dadákbraces,spony n: pl. Zdeněk Brožbraces,svorky n: pl. Zdeněk Brožbraces,šle n: Rostislav Svobodabraces,závorky n: pl. Zdeněk Brož |
curly braces
(encz) | curly braces,složené závorky pl. web |
embrace
(encz) | embrace,chopit se v: něčeho lukeembrace,obejmout v: Zdeněk Brožembrace,objetí n: Zdeněk Brožembrace,objímat v: Zdeněk Brožembrace,objímat obejmout v: embrace,obsahovat v: Zdeněk Brožembrace,sevření n: Zdeněk Brožembrace,zahrnovat v: Zdeněk Brož |
embraceable
(encz) | embraceable,obemknutelný adj: Zdeněk Brožembraceable,pochopitelný adj: Zdeněk Brožembraceable,přijatelný adj: Zdeněk Brož |
embraced
(encz) | embraced,objal v: |
embraces
(encz) | embraces,objímá v: Zdeněk Brožembraces,zahrnuje v: Zdeněk Brož |
knee brace
(encz) | knee brace,kolenová výztuha n: BartyCok |
mainbrace
(encz) | mainbrace, |
neck brace
(encz) | neck brace, n: |
rerebrace
(encz) | rerebrace, n: |
royal brace
(encz) | royal brace, n: |
unbrace
(encz) | unbrace, v: |
unbraced
(encz) | unbraced,nevyztužený adj: Zdeněk Brož |
vambrace
(encz) | vambrace, n: |
watch bracelet
(encz) | watch bracelet, n: |
kalibrace
(czen) | kalibrace,calibration Jiří Šmoldaskalibrace,calibrationspl. Jiří Šmoldas |
librace
(czen) | librace,librationn: Zdeněk Brož |
obrace
(czen) | obrace,purl způsob pletení web |
obracecí hák
(czen) | obracecí hák,peaveyn: Zdeněk Brož |
obracecí vzduchové tyče na jednotlivé pásy papíru - rotační ofsetový tisk
(czen) | obracecí vzduchové tyče na jednotlivé pásy papíru - rotační ofsetový
tisk,turnersn: [tech.] polygrafický výraz Pavlína Kalašová (Jenofefa) |
obracející
(czen) | obracející,flippingadj: Zdeněk Brožobracející,turning |
obracel na víru
(czen) | obracel na víru,proselytizedv: Zdeněk Brož |
obracení
(czen) | obracení,turning Zdeněk Brožobracení,twiddlingn: Zdeněk Brož |
obracet
(czen) | obracet,reverse Zdeněk Brožobracet,tedv: Zdeněk Brožobracet,turnv: Zdeněk Brožobracet,twiddlev: Zdeněk Brož |
obracet na víru
(czen) | obracet na víru,evangelize Zdeněk Brožobracet na víru,proselytisev: Zdeněk Brož |
obracet pozornost k
(czen) | obracet pozornost k,turn attention to web |
obracet se
(czen) | obracet se,turn |
rekalibrace
(czen) | rekalibrace,recalibrationn: Zdeněk Brož |
vibrace
(czen) | vibrace,chattern: lukevibrace,jittern: PetrVvibrace,pulsationn: Zdeněk Brožvibrace,viben: Zdeněk Brožvibrace,vibesn: Zdeněk Brožvibrace,vibrationn: Zdeněk Brožvibrace,vibrationspl. Zdeněk Brož |
Angle brace
(gcide) | Angle \An"gle\ ([a^][ng]"g'l), n. [F. angle, L. angulus angle,
corner; akin to uncus hook, Gr. 'agky`los bent, crooked,
angular, 'a`gkos a bend or hollow, AS. angel hook, fish-hook,
G. angel, and F. anchor.]
1. The inclosed space near the point where two lines meet; a
corner; a nook.
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Into the utmost angle of the world. --Spenser.
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To search the tenderest angles of the heart.
--Milton.
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2. (Geom.)
(a) The figure made by. two lines which meet.
(b) The difference of direction of two lines. In the lines
meet, the point of meeting is the vertex of the angle.
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3. A projecting or sharp corner; an angular fragment.
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Though but an angle reached him of the stone.
--Dryden.
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4. (Astrol.) A name given to four of the twelve astrological
"houses." [Obs.] --Chaucer.
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5. [AS. angel.] A fishhook; tackle for catching fish,
consisting of a line, hook, and bait, with or without a
rod.
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Give me mine angle: we 'll to the river there.
--Shak.
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A fisher next his trembling angle bears. --Pope.
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Acute angle, one less than a right angle, or less than
90[deg].
Adjacent or Contiguous angles, such as have one leg
common to both angles.
Alternate angles. See Alternate.
Angle bar.
(a) (Carp.) An upright bar at the angle where two faces of
a polygonal or bay window meet. --Knight.
(b) (Mach.) Same as Angle iron.
Angle bead (Arch.), a bead worked on or fixed to the angle
of any architectural work, esp. for protecting an angle of
a wall.
Angle brace, Angle tie (Carp.), a brace across an
interior angle of a wooden frame, forming the hypothenuse
and securing the two side pieces together. --Knight.
Angle iron (Mach.), a rolled bar or plate of iron having
one or more angles, used for forming the corners, or
connecting or sustaining the sides of an iron structure to
which it is riveted.
Angle leaf (Arch.), a detail in the form of a leaf, more or
less conventionalized, used to decorate and sometimes to
strengthen an angle.
Angle meter, an instrument for measuring angles, esp. for
ascertaining the dip of strata.
Angle shaft (Arch.), an enriched angle bead, often having a
capital or base, or both.
Curvilineal angle, one formed by two curved lines.
External angles, angles formed by the sides of any
right-lined figure, when the sides are produced or
lengthened.
Facial angle. See under Facial.
Internal angles, those which are within any right-lined
figure.
Mixtilineal angle, one formed by a right line with a curved
line.
Oblique angle, one acute or obtuse, in opposition to a
right angle.
Obtuse angle, one greater than a right angle, or more than
90[deg].
Optic angle. See under Optic.
Rectilineal or Right-lined angle, one formed by two right
lines.
Right angle, one formed by a right line falling on another
perpendicularly, or an angle of 90[deg] (measured by a
quarter circle).
Solid angle, the figure formed by the meeting of three or
more plane angles at one point.
Spherical angle, one made by the meeting of two arcs of
great circles, which mutually cut one another on the
surface of a globe or sphere.
Visual angle, the angle formed by two rays of light, or two
straight lines drawn from the extreme points of an object
to the center of the eye.
For Angles of commutation, draught, incidence,
reflection, refraction, position, repose, fraction,
see Commutation, Draught, Incidence, Reflection,
Refraction, etc.
[1913 Webster]Brace \Brace\, n. [OF. brace, brasse, the two arms, embrace,
fathom, F. brasse fathom, fr. L. bracchia the arms (stretched
out), pl. of bracchium arm; cf. Gr. ?.]
1. That which holds anything tightly or supports it firmly; a
bandage or a prop.
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2. A cord, ligament, or rod, for producing or maintaining
tension, as a cord on the side of a drum.
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The little bones of the ear drum do in straining and
relaxing it as the braces of the war drum do in
that. --Derham.
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3. The state of being braced or tight; tension.
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The laxness of the tympanum, when it has lost its
brace or tension. --Holder.
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4. (Arch. & Engin.) 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.
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5. (Print.) 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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6. (Naut.) 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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7. (Mech.) A curved instrument or handle of iron or wood, for
holding and turning bits, etc.; a bitstock.
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8. A pair; a couple; as, a brace of ducks; now rarely applied
to persons, except familiarly or with some contempt. "A
brace of greyhounds." --Shak.
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He is said to have shot . . . fifty brace of
pheasants. --Addison.
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A brace of brethren, both bishops, both eminent for
learning and religion, now appeared in the church.
--Fuller.
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But you, my brace of lords. --Shak.
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9. pl. Straps or bands to sustain trousers; suspenders.
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I embroidered for you a beautiful pair of braces.
--Thackeray.
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10. Harness; warlike preparation. [Obs.]
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For that it stands not in such warlike brace.
--Shak.
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11. Armor for the arm; vantbrace.
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12. (Mining) The mouth of a shaft. [Cornwall]
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Angle brace. See under Angle.
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Brace
(gcide) | Brace \Brace\, n. [OF. brace, brasse, the two arms, embrace,
fathom, F. brasse fathom, fr. L. bracchia the arms (stretched
out), pl. of bracchium arm; cf. Gr. ?.]
1. That which holds anything tightly or supports it firmly; a
bandage or a prop.
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2. A cord, ligament, or rod, for producing or maintaining
tension, as a cord on the side of a drum.
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The little bones of the ear drum do in straining and
relaxing it as the braces of the war drum do in
that. --Derham.
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3. The state of being braced or tight; tension.
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The laxness of the tympanum, when it has lost its
brace or tension. --Holder.
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4. (Arch. & Engin.) 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.
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5. (Print.) 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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6. (Naut.) 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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7. (Mech.) A curved instrument or handle of iron or wood, for
holding and turning bits, etc.; a bitstock.
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8. A pair; a couple; as, a brace of ducks; now rarely applied
to persons, except familiarly or with some contempt. "A
brace of greyhounds." --Shak.
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He is said to have shot . . . fifty brace of
pheasants. --Addison.
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A brace of brethren, both bishops, both eminent for
learning and religion, now appeared in the church.
--Fuller.
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But you, my brace of lords. --Shak.
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9. pl. Straps or bands to sustain trousers; suspenders.
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I embroidered for you a beautiful pair of braces.
--Thackeray.
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10. Harness; warlike preparation. [Obs.]
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For that it stands not in such warlike brace.
--Shak.
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11. Armor for the arm; vantbrace.
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12. (Mining) The mouth of a shaft. [Cornwall]
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Angle brace. See under Angle.
[1913 Webster]Brace \Brace\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Braced; p. pr. & vb. n.
Bracing.]
1. To furnish with braces; to support; to prop; as, to brace
a beam in a building.
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2. To draw tight; to tighten; to put in a state of tension;
to strain; to strengthen; as, to brace the nerves.
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And welcome war to brace her drums. --Campbell.
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3. To bind or tie closely; to fasten tightly.
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The women of China, by bracing and binding them from
their infancy, have very little feet. --Locke.
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Some who spurs had first braced on. --Sir W.
Scott.
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4. To place in a position for resisting pressure; to hold
firmly; as, he braced himself against the crowd.
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A sturdy lance in his right hand he braced.
--Fairfax.
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5. (Naut.) To move around by means of braces; as, to brace
the yards.
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To brace about (Naut.), to turn (a yard) round for the
contrary tack.
To brace a yard (Naut.), to move it horizontally by means
of a brace.
To brace in (Naut.), to turn (a yard) by hauling in the
weather brace.
To brace one's self, to call up one's energies. "He braced
himself for an effort which he was little able to make."
--J. D. Forbes.
To brace to (Naut.), to turn (a yard) by checking or easing
off the lee brace, and hauling in the weather one, to
assist in tacking.
To brace up (Naut.), to bring (a yard) nearer the direction
of the keel by hauling in the lee brace.
To brace up sharp (Naut.), to turn (a yard) as far forward
as the rigging will permit.
[1913 Webster]Brace \Brace\, v. i.
To get tone or vigor; to rouse one's energies; -- with up.
[Colloq.]
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brace bumpkin
(gcide) | Bumkin \Bum"kin\, n. [Boom a beam + -kin. See Bumpkin.]
(Naut.)
A projecting beam or boom; as:
(a) One projecting from each bow of a vessel, to haul the
fore tack to, called a tack bumpkin.
(b) One from each quarter, for the main-brace blocks, and
called brace bumpkin.
(c) A small outrigger over the stern of a boat, to extend the
mizzen. [Written also boomkin.]
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Braced
(gcide) | Brace \Brace\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Braced; p. pr. & vb. n.
Bracing.]
1. To furnish with braces; to support; to prop; as, to brace
a beam in a building.
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2. To draw tight; to tighten; to put in a state of tension;
to strain; to strengthen; as, to brace the nerves.
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And welcome war to brace her drums. --Campbell.
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3. To bind or tie closely; to fasten tightly.
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The women of China, by bracing and binding them from
their infancy, have very little feet. --Locke.
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Some who spurs had first braced on. --Sir W.
Scott.
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4. To place in a position for resisting pressure; to hold
firmly; as, he braced himself against the crowd.
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A sturdy lance in his right hand he braced.
--Fairfax.
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5. (Naut.) To move around by means of braces; as, to brace
the yards.
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To brace about (Naut.), to turn (a yard) round for the
contrary tack.
To brace a yard (Naut.), to move it horizontally by means
of a brace.
To brace in (Naut.), to turn (a yard) by hauling in the
weather brace.
To brace one's self, to call up one's energies. "He braced
himself for an effort which he was little able to make."
--J. D. Forbes.
To brace to (Naut.), to turn (a yard) by checking or easing
off the lee brace, and hauling in the weather one, to
assist in tacking.
To brace up (Naut.), to bring (a yard) nearer the direction
of the keel by hauling in the lee brace.
To brace up sharp (Naut.), to turn (a yard) as far forward
as the rigging will permit.
[1913 Webster]braced \braced\ adj.
held up by braces or buttresses.
Syn: buttressed.
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braced
(gcide) | Brace \Brace\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Braced; p. pr. & vb. n.
Bracing.]
1. To furnish with braces; to support; to prop; as, to brace
a beam in a building.
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2. To draw tight; to tighten; to put in a state of tension;
to strain; to strengthen; as, to brace the nerves.
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And welcome war to brace her drums. --Campbell.
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3. To bind or tie closely; to fasten tightly.
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The women of China, by bracing and binding them from
their infancy, have very little feet. --Locke.
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Some who spurs had first braced on. --Sir W.
Scott.
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4. To place in a position for resisting pressure; to hold
firmly; as, he braced himself against the crowd.
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A sturdy lance in his right hand he braced.
--Fairfax.
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5. (Naut.) To move around by means of braces; as, to brace
the yards.
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To brace about (Naut.), to turn (a yard) round for the
contrary tack.
To brace a yard (Naut.), to move it horizontally by means
of a brace.
To brace in (Naut.), to turn (a yard) by hauling in the
weather brace.
To brace one's self, to call up one's energies. "He braced
himself for an effort which he was little able to make."
--J. D. Forbes.
To brace to (Naut.), to turn (a yard) by checking or easing
off the lee brace, and hauling in the weather one, to
assist in tacking.
To brace up (Naut.), to bring (a yard) nearer the direction
of the keel by hauling in the lee brace.
To brace up sharp (Naut.), to turn (a yard) as far forward
as the rigging will permit.
[1913 Webster]braced \braced\ adj.
held up by braces or buttresses.
Syn: buttressed.
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