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bracing
(encz) | bracing,osvěžující Jaroslav Šedivý |
bracing
(encz) | bracing,posilující Jaroslav Šedivý |
bracing
(encz) | bracing,vyztužení Jaroslav Šedivý |
bracing
(encz) | bracing,vzpružující Jaroslav Šedivý |
bracing
(encz) | bracing,zakotvení Jaroslav Šedivý |
Bracing
(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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Bracing
(gcide) | Bracing \Bra"cing\, a.
Imparting strength or tone; strengthening; invigorating; as,
a bracing north wind.
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Bracing
(gcide) | Bracing \Bra"cing\, n.
1. The act of strengthening, supporting, or propping, with a
brace or braces; the state of being braced.
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2. (Engin.) Any system of braces; braces, collectively; as,
the bracing of a truss.
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bracing
(wn) | bracing
adj 1: imparting vitality and energy; "the bracing mountain air"
[syn: bracing, brisk, fresh, refreshing,
refreshful, tonic]
n 1: a structural member used to stiffen a framework [syn:
brace, bracing] |
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all-embracing
(encz) | all-embracing,všeobecný Pavel Cvrček |
cross bracing
(encz) | cross bracing,příčná vzpěra n: [stav.] Pino |
embracing
(encz) | embracing,objímající adj: Zdeněk Brožembracing,zahrnující adj: Zdeněk Brož |
all-embracing
(gcide) | all-embracing \all-embracing\ adj.
1. 1 broad in scope or content.
Syn: all-inclusive, across-the-board, blanket(prenominal),
broad, complete, global, panoptic, wide
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Bracing
(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]Bracing \Bra"cing\, a.
Imparting strength or tone; strengthening; invigorating; as,
a bracing north wind.
[1913 Webster]Bracing \Bra"cing\, n.
1. The act of strengthening, supporting, or propping, with a
brace or braces; the state of being braced.
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2. (Engin.) Any system of braces; braces, collectively; as,
the bracing of a truss.
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Embracing
(gcide) | Embrace \Em*brace"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Embraced
([e^]m*br[=a]st"); p. pr. & vb. n. Embracing
([e^]m*br[=a]"s[i^]ng).] [OE. embracier, F. embrasser; pref.
em- (L. in) + F. bras arm. See Brace, n.]
1. To clasp in the arms with affection; to take in the arms;
to hug.
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I will embrace him with a soldier's arm,
That he shall shrink under my courtesy. --Shak.
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Paul called unto him the disciples, and embraced
them. --Acts xx. 1.
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2. To cling to; to cherish; to love. --Shak.
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3. To seize eagerly, or with alacrity; to accept with
cordiality; to welcome. "I embrace these conditions." "You
embrace the occasion." --Shak.
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What is there that he may not embrace for truth?
--Locke.
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4. To encircle; to encompass; to inclose.
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Low at his feet a spacious plain is placed,
Between the mountain and the stream embraced.
--Denham.
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5. To include as parts of a whole; to comprehend; to take in;
as, natural philosophy embraces many sciences.
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Not that my song, in such a scanty space,
So large a subject fully can embrace. --Dryden.
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6. To accept; to undergo; to submit to. "I embrace this
fortune patiently." --Shak.
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7. (Law) To attempt to influence corruptly, as a jury or
court. --Blackstone.
Syn: To clasp; hug; inclose; encompass; include; comprise;
comprehend; contain; involve; imply.
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Portal bracing
(gcide) | Portal \Por"tal\, n. [OF. portal, F. portail, LL. portale, fr.
L. porta a gate. See Port a gate.]
1. A door or gate; hence, a way of entrance or exit,
especially one that is grand and imposing.
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Thick with sparkling orient gems
The portal shone. --Milton.
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From out the fiery portal of the east. --Shak.
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2. (Arch.)
(a) The lesser gate, where there are two of different
dimensions.
(b) Formerly, a small square corner in a room separated
from the rest of the apartment by wainscoting, forming
a short passage to another apartment.
(c) By analogy with the French portail, used by recent
writers for the whole architectural composition which
surrounds and includes the doorways and porches of a
church.
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3. (Bridge Building) The space, at one end, between opposite
trusses when these are terminated by inclined braces.
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4. A prayer book or breviary; a portass. [Obs.]
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Portal bracing (Bridge Building), a combination of struts
and ties which lie in the plane of the inclined braces at
a portal, serving to transfer wind pressure from the upper
parts of the trusses to an abutment or pier of the bridge.
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Sway-bracing
(gcide) | Sway-bracing \Sway"-bra`cing\, n. (Engin.)
The horizontal bracing of a bridge, which prevents its
swaying.
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all-embracing
(wn) | all-embracing
adj 1: broad in scope or content; "across-the-board pay
increases"; "an all-embracing definition"; "blanket
sanctions against human-rights violators"; "an invention
with broad applications"; "a panoptic study of Soviet
nationality"- T.G.Winner; "granted him wide powers" [syn:
across-the-board, all-embracing, all-encompassing,
all-inclusive, blanket(a), broad, encompassing,
extensive, panoptic, wide] |
embracing
(wn) | embracing
n 1: the act of clasping another person in the arms (as in
greeting or affection) [syn: embrace, embracing,
embracement] |
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