Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - brace
Brace
brace
n. & v. --n. 1 a device that clamps or fastens tightly. 2 (in pl.) Brit. straps supporting trousers from the shoulders. 3 a wire device for straightening the teeth. 4 (pl. same) a pair (esp. of game). 5 a rope attached to the yard of a ship for trimming the sail. 6 a a connecting mark { or } used in printing. b Mus. a similar mark connecting staves to be performed at the same time. --v.tr. 1 fasten tightly, give firmness to. 2 make steady by supporting. 3 (esp. as bracing adj.) invigorate, refresh. 4 (often refl.) prepare for a difficulty, shock, etc. Phrases and idioms brace and bit a revolving tool with a D-shaped central handle for boring. Derivatives bracingly adv. bracingness n. Etymology: ME f. OF brace two arms, bracier embrace, f. L bra(c)chia arms
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I. verb (~d; bracing) Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French ~r to em~, from ~ Date: 14th century transitive verb to fasten tightly ; bind, 2. to prepare for use by making taut, prepare, steel , invigorate, freshen, to turn (a sail yard) by means of a ~, 4. to furnish or support with a ~ , to make stronger ; reinforce, to put or plant firmly , to waylay especially with demands or questions, intransitive verb to take heart, to get ready (as for an attack), II. noun (plural ~s) see: brief Date: 14th century something (as a clasp) that connects or fastens, two of a kind ; pair , a crank-shaped instrument for turning a bit, something that transmits, directs, resists, or supports weight or pressure: as, a diagonal piece of structural material that serves to strengthen something (as a framework), a rope rove through a block at the end of a ship's yard to swing it horizontally, suspenders, an appliance for supporting a body part, an orthodontic appliance usually of metallic wire that is used especially to exert pressure to straighten misaligned teeth, 5. one of two marks { } used to connect words or items to be considered together, one of these marks connecting two or more musical staffs carrying parts to be performed simultaneously, bracket 3a, a position of rigid attention, something that arouses energy or strengthens morale ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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