From en.wiktionary.org:
[Brace]
** English
*** Etymology
[en] From [en], from [en], from [en], the nominative and accusative plural of
[la].
*** Pronunciation
- [en]
- [en]
- [en]
*** Noun
[en-noun]
1. [en] Armor for the arm; vambrace .
2. [en] A measurement of length, originally representing a person's outstretched arms.
3. A curved instrument or handle of iron or wood , for holding and turning bits, etc.; a bitstock .
4. That which hold s anything tightly or supports it firmly ; a bandage or a prop.
5. A cord , ligament , or rod , for producing or maintaining tension .
6. A thong used to regulate the tension of a drum .
7. * [passage=The little bones of the ear drum do in straining and relaxing it as the BRACES of the war drum do in that.]
8. The state of being braced or tight; tension.
9. * [page=113]
10. Harness; warlike preparation.
11. * [act=I]
12. [en] A curved , pointed line , also known as " curly bracket ": { or } connecting two or more word s or lines, which are to be consider ed together, such as in { role , roll }; in music , used to connect stave s.
13. [en] A pair , a couple ; originally used of dogs, and later of animals generally (e.g., a brace of conies) and then other things, but rarely human persons. [In British use (as _plural_ ), this is a particularly common reference to game birds.]
14. * [act=V]
15. * [volume=I]
16. * [issue=36]
17. * [volume=I]
18. * [chapter=A Day with the Capercailzies]
19. * [en]
20. 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.
21. [en] A rope reeved through a block at the end of a yard , by which the yard is moved horizontally ; also, a rudder gudgeon .
22. [en] The mouth of a shaft.
23. [en] Straps or bands to sustain trousers; suspenders.
24. [en] A system of wires, brackets, and elastic bands used to correct crooked teeth or to reduce overbite.
25. [en] Two goal s score d by one player in a game.
26. * [en]
27. * [en]
28. [en] Two wicket s taken with two consecutive deliveries .
**** Synonyms
- [measure of length representing a person's outstretched arms] [en]
- [pair, couple] [en] , [en] ; see also Thesaurus:duo
**** Derived terms
[en]
**** Translations
[measure of length representing a person's outstretched arms]
- Catalan: [ca]
- Dutch: [nl]
- Finnish: [fi]
- French: [fr]
- Galician: [gl]
- German: [de] , [de]
- Italian: [it]
- Maori: [mi]
- Portuguese: [pt]
- Spanish: [es]
[trans-bottom]
[bitstock]
[that which holds tightly]
- Bulgarian: [bg] , [bg]
- Finnish: [fi]
- German: [de] , [de] , [de] , [de] , [de] , [de] , [de] , [de] , [de] [for leg, knee etc.]
- Italian: [it]
- Maori: [mi]
- Russian: [ru] , [ru]
- Spanish: [es]
- Ukrainian: [uk]
[trans-bottom]
[arrangement for producing tension]
- Bulgarian: [bg]
- Finnish: [fi]
- German: [de] , [de] , [de] , [de] , [de] , [de] , [de] , [de]
- Italian: [it] , [it] , [it]
- Russian: [ru]
- Spanish: [es] , [es]
[trans-bottom]
[harness]
[curly bracket]
[a pair]
- Bulgarian: [bg]
- Finnish: [fi] , [fi] , [fi]
- French: [fr] , [fr]
- German: [de]
- Maori: [mi]
- Scottish Gaelic: [gd]
- Spanish: [es]
[trans-bottom]
[structural piece used for support, often diagonal]
- Bulgarian: [bg]
- Finnish: [fi] [diagonal] , [fi] , [fi]
- French: [fr]
- German: [de] , [de] , [de] , [de] , [de] , [de] , [de] , [de] , [de] , [de] , [de] , [de] , [de] , [de] , [de]
- Maori: [mi] , [mi] , [mi] , [mi] , [mi]
- Russian: [ru] , [ru] , [ru]
[trans-bottom]
[rope for moving a yard]
- Finnish: [fi] , [fi]
- German: [de]
- Hebrew: [he]
- Russian: [ru]
[trans-bottom]
[straps or bands to sustain trousers]
- Bulgarian: [bg]
- Dutch: [nl]
- Finnish: [fi] , [fi]
- French: [fr]
- German: [de]
- Hungarian: [hu]
- Italian: [it]
- Maori: [mi]
- Russian: [ru]
- Spanish: [es]
[trans-bottom]
[system to correct crooked teeth]
[two goals in one game]
- Finnish: [fi] , [fi]
- French: [fr]
- German: [de] , [de] , [de]
- Indonesian: [id]
- Italian: [it]
- Spanish: [es]
[trans-bottom]
*** Verb
[en-verb]
1. [en] To prepare for something bad, such as an impact or blow.
2. * [en]
3. To place in a position for resisting pressure; to hold firmly.
4. * [en]
5. [en] To swing round the yards of a square rigged ship , using braces, to present a more efficient sail surface to the direction of the wind.
6. To stop someone for questioning, usually said of police.
7. To confront with questions, demands or requests.
8. * {{ quote-text | en | year=1980 | author=Stephen King | title=The Wedding Gig
|passage=Just about then the young kid who had BRACED us when we came in
uttered a curse and made for the door.}}
1. * [en]
2. To furnish with braces; to support; to prop.
3. To draw tight; to tighten; to put in a state of tension; to strain; to strengthen.
4. * {{ quote-text | en | year=1825 | author=w:Thomas Campbell | title=Hallowed Ground
|passage=And welcome war to BRACE her drums.}}
1. To bind or tie closely; to fasten tightly.
2. * {{ RQ:Locke Education | 12
|passage=The women of China[...], by BRACING and binding them [their feet]
from their infancy, have very little feet.}}
1. * {{ quote-text | en | year=1815 | author=w:Walter Scott | title= 吴语: The Lord of the Isles
|passage=some who spurs had first BRACED on}}
**** Synonyms
- [strengthen] See also Thesaurus:strengthen
**** Derived terms
[en]
**** Translations
[to prepare for something bad]
- Catalan: [ca]
- Czech: [cs] , [cs]
- Dutch: [nl] , [nl]
- Finnish: [fi]
- French: [fr]
- German: [de] , [de] , [de] , [de]
- Italian: [it] , [it]
- Norwegian:
- Russian: [ru] , [ru] , [ru] , [ru]
- Spanish: [es] , [es] , [es] , [es] , [es]
- Swedish: [sv]
[trans-bottom]
[to place in a position for resisting pressure]
- Czech: [cs] , [cs]
- German: [de] , [de] [reflexive]
- Spanish: [es]
[trans-bottom]
[to swing round the yards]
- Finnish: [fi] , [fi]
- French: [fr]
- German: [de]
[trans-bottom]
[to furnish with braces; to support; to prop]
- Bulgarian: [bg]
- French: [fr] , [fr]
- German: [de] , [de]
- Maori: [mi] , [mi]
[trans-bottom]
[to draw tight; to tighten]
- Bulgarian: [bg]
- German: [de] , [de] , [de]
[trans-bottom]
[to bind or tie closely]
- Bulgarian: [bg]
- German: [de] , [de]
- Spanish: [es]
[trans-bottom]
*** Related terms
{{col|en |brace aback |brace about |brace abox |brace by |brace in |brace
oneself |brace sharp |brace of shakes }}
*** Anagrams
- [en]
[en]
** Italian
*** Alternative forms
- [it]
*** Etymology
Perhaps from [it], from [it], from [it].
Cognate with [fr], [sv], [is]. Most probably cognate to [sa].
*** Pronunciation
[bràce]
- [it]
*** Noun
[f]
1. [it] embers
2. * [Storia di dieci giorni]
**** Derived terms
- [it]
- [it]
- [it]
- [it]
- [it]
- [it]
** Middle English
*** Etymology 1
From [enm], from [enm], plural of [la].
**** Alternative forms
- [enm]
**** Pronunciation
- [enm]
**** Noun
[-]
1. Vambrace ; armour which protects the arm.
2. A cord or brace for fastening or attaching things to something.
3. A group or set of two dogs or canines.
4. Wood used as a buttress or support for building.
5. [enm] A support or buttress used in other applications.
6. [enm] A kind of riding equipment or horse tack.
7. [enm] A peninsula; a cape or slice of land jutting into the sea.
8. [enm] A perch [unit of measure]
9. [enm] A point of a cross or rood.
***** Derived terms
- [enm]
- [enm]
- [enm]
- [enm]
- [enm]
***** Descendants
- [en]
- [sco]
***** References
- [entry=brāce ]
*** Etymology 2
**** Verb
[enm]
1. [enm]
*** Etymology 3
**** Noun
[enm]
1. [enm]
[enm]
** Old French
*** Etymology
From [fro], [la], originally the plural of [la].
*** Noun
[f]
1. arm [limb]
**** Related terms
- [fro]
**** Descendants
- [enm] < !--note, French bras is from Old French bras, a masculine noun. User:Mglovesfun-->
*** References
- [R:Godefroy]
** Romanian
*** Alternative forms
- [ro]
*** Etymology
[ro], plural of [la].
*** Noun
[f-p]
1. [ro] underwear , undergarments , drawers , unmentionables
**** Declension
[brac]
**** Related terms
- [ro]
[ro]