brace

Etymology
From, from , from , the nominative and accusative plural of.

Noun

 * 1)  Armor for the arm; vambrace.
 * 2)  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 holds 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) The state of being braced or tight; tension.
 * 8) Harness; warlike preparation.
 * 9)  A curved, pointed line, also known as "curly bracket": { or } connecting two or more words or lines, which are to be considered together, such as in {role, roll}; in music, used to connect staves.
 * 10)  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.
 * 11) 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.
 * 12)  A rope reeved through a block at the end of a yard, by which the yard is moved horizontally; also, a rudder gudgeon.
 * 13)  The mouth of a shaft.
 * 14)  Straps or bands to sustain trousers; suspenders.
 * 15)  A system of wires, brackets, and elastic bands used to correct crooked teeth or to reduce overbite.
 * 16)  Two goals scored by one player in a game.
 * 1) 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.
 * 2)  A rope reeved through a block at the end of a yard, by which the yard is moved horizontally; also, a rudder gudgeon.
 * 3)  The mouth of a shaft.
 * 4)  Straps or bands to sustain trousers; suspenders.
 * 5)  A system of wires, brackets, and elastic bands used to correct crooked teeth or to reduce overbite.
 * 6)  Two goals scored by one player in a game.
 * 1)  Straps or bands to sustain trousers; suspenders.
 * 2)  A system of wires, brackets, and elastic bands used to correct crooked teeth or to reduce overbite.
 * 3)  Two goals scored by one player in a game.

Synonyms

 * , ; see also Thesaurus:duo
 * , ; see also Thesaurus:duo

Translations

 * Catalan: braça
 * Dutch:
 * Finnish:
 * French:
 * Galician:
 * German:, Armspanne
 * Italian:
 * Maori: whanganga
 * Portuguese:
 * Spanish:


 * Bulgarian: ,
 * Finnish:
 * German:, , , , , , , ,
 * Italian:
 * Maori: tauteka
 * Russian: ,
 * Spanish:
 * Ukrainian: скоба


 * Bulgarian: обтяжка
 * Finnish: kiristin
 * German:, Spannband, , Federzug, Spanngummi, Spannzwinge, Zugstab,
 * Italian:, ,
 * Russian:
 * Spanish: ,


 * Bulgarian:
 * Finnish:, ,
 * French: ,
 * German:
 * Maori: tōpū
 * Scottish Gaelic: caigeann
 * Spanish:


 * Bulgarian:
 * Finnish: vinotuki, ,
 * French:
 * German:, , , , , , Verstrebung, Kopfband, Tragband, ,
 * Maori: tauhōkai, tauteka, hōngai, hōkai, kaumahaki
 * Russian:, , упо́рка


 * Finnish: ,
 * German:
 * Hebrew:
 * Russian:


 * Bulgarian:
 * Finnish: olkaimet,
 * German:
 * Italian:
 * Maori: perehi
 * Russian:
 * Spanish:


 * Finnish: kaksi maalia,
 * French:
 * German:, Doppelschlag,
 * Indonesian: dwigol
 * Italian:
 * Spanish:

Verb

 * 1)  To prepare for something bad, such as an impact or blow.
 * 2) To place in a position for resisting pressure; to hold firmly.
 * 3)  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.
 * 4) To stop someone for questioning, usually said of police.
 * 5) To confront with questions, demands or requests.
 * 6) To furnish with braces; to support; to prop.
 * 7) To draw tight; to tighten; to put in a state of tension; to strain; to strengthen.
 * 8) To bind or tie closely; to fasten tightly.
 * 1)  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.
 * 2) To stop someone for questioning, usually said of police.
 * 3) To confront with questions, demands or requests.
 * 4) To furnish with braces; to support; to prop.
 * 5) To draw tight; to tighten; to put in a state of tension; to strain; to strengthen.
 * 6) To bind or tie closely; to fasten tightly.
 * 1) To furnish with braces; to support; to prop.
 * 2) To draw tight; to tighten; to put in a state of tension; to strain; to strengthen.
 * 3) To bind or tie closely; to fasten tightly.
 * 1) To bind or tie closely; to fasten tightly.
 * 1) To bind or tie closely; to fasten tightly.
 * 1) To bind or tie closely; to fasten tightly.

Synonyms

 * See also Thesaurus:strengthen

Translations

 * Catalan:
 * Czech: posílit se,
 * Dutch:, schrap zetten
 * Finnish: valmistautua törmäykseen
 * French:
 * German: gefasst machen, ,
 * Italian:, tenersi forte
 * Norwegian:
 * Bokmål: stålsette,
 * Nynorsk: stålsetja, herda
 * Russian:, , ,
 * Spanish: ,
 * Swedish:


 * Czech: opřít se, držet se
 * German:, entgegenstemmen
 * Spanish:


 * Finnish: prassata,
 * French:
 * German:


 * Bulgarian:
 * French: ,
 * German:
 * Maori: whakatete, tauteka


 * Bulgarian:
 * German:


 * Bulgarian:
 * German:
 * Spanish:

Etymology
Perhaps from, from ,. Cognate with 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬. Most probably cognate to 🇨🇬.

Noun

 * 1)  embers

Etymology 1
From, from , plural of.

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)  A support or buttress used in other applications.
 * 6)  A kind of riding equipment or horse tack.
 * 7)  A peninsula; a cape or slice of land jutting into the sea.
 * 8)  A perch unit of measure
 * 9)  A point of a cross or rood.

Etymology
From, , originally the plural of.

Noun

 * 1) arm limb

Etymology
, plural of.

Noun

 * 1)  underwear, undergarments, drawers, unmentionables