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brace

(brās)
n.
1. A device that holds or fastens two or more parts together or in place; a clamp.
2. A device, such as a supporting beam in a building or a connecting wire or rope, that steadies or holds something else erect.
3. braces Chiefly British Suspenders.
4. An orthopedic appliance used to support, align, or hold a bodily part in the correct position.
5. often braces A dental appliance constructed of bands and wires that is fixed to the teeth to correct irregular alignment.
6. An extremely stiff, erect posture.
7. A cause or source of renewed physical or spiritual vigor.
8. A protective pad strapped to the bow arm of an archer.
9. Nautical A rope by which a yard is swung and secured on a square-rigged ship.
10. A cranklike handle with an adjustable aperture at one end for securing and turning a bit.
11. Music A leather loop that slides to change the tension on the cord of a drum.
12. Music
a. A vertical line, usually accompanied by the symbol {, connecting two or more staffs.
b. A set of staffs connected in this way.
13. A symbol, { or }, enclosing two or more lines of text or listed items to show that they are considered as a unit.
14. Mathematics Either of a pair of symbols, { }, used to indicate aggregation or to clarify the grouping of quantities when parentheses and square brackets have already been used. Also called bracket.
15. pl. brace A pair of like things: three brace of partridges.
v. braced, brac·ing, brac·es
v.tr.
1. To furnish with a brace.
2. To support or hold steady with or as if with a brace; reinforce.
3. To prepare or position so as to be ready for impact or danger: Union members braced themselves for a confrontation with management.
4. To confront with questions or requests.
5. To increase the tension of.
6. To invigorate; stimulate: "The freshness of the September morning inspired and braced him" (Thomas Hardy).
7. Nautical To turn (the yards of a ship) by the braces.
v.intr.
To get ready; make preparations.
Phrasal Verb:
brace up
To summon one's strength or endurance.
[Middle English, from Old French, the two arms, from Vulgar Latin *bracia, from Latin bracchia, brāchia, pl. of bracchium, brāchium, arm, from Greek brakhīōn, upper arm; see mregh-u- in Indo-European roots. V., partly from Old French bracier, from Old French brace, the two arms.]
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braces

(ˈbreɪsɪz)
pl n
(Clothing & Fashion) Brit a pair of straps worn over the shoulders by men for holding up the trousers. US and Canadian word: suspenders
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014
square brackets, parentheses, braces - Square brackets were formerly called crotchets, round brackets are commonly called parentheses, and curly brackets are called braces; the punctuation called brackets derives from the bookshelf type, implying that, in writing, these marks "lift up" a section of a sentence.
See also related terms for punctuation.
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braces

suspenders
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun 1. [画像:braces - an appliance that corrects dental irregularities]braces - an appliance that corrects dental irregularities
dental appliance - a device to repair teeth or replace missing teeth
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Translations
حمالة البَنْطَلون حمّالة البنطلون
šle
seler
henkselit
naramenice
bilincsfogszabályzóhózentrógernadrágtartó
axlabönd
ズボン吊り
멜빵
tandställning
สายโยงกางเกง
dây đeo quần

braces

[ˈbreɪsɪz] npl (British) → bretelles fpl
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

braces

1
pl (Brit) → Hosenträger pl; a pair of braces → (ein Paar) Hosenträger

braces

2
pl (Typ) → geschweifte Klammern pl
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

braces

[ˈbreɪsɪz] npl (Brit) → bretelle fpl
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

brace

(breis) noun
1. something that draws together and holds tightly. a brace to straighten teeth. spanstuk قوس قَوْس أو جِسْر للأسْنان скоба aparelho odontológico/presilha spona, rovnátko die Zahnspange spænde; bøjle μέσο σύσφιξης ή στερέωσης δύο ή περισσότερων πραγμάτων refuerzo, abrazadera klamber گیره؛ نگهدارنده tuki attache גשר, כתפיות कोई चीज जो दूसरे को मजबूती से बांधती है spona kapocsvas; fogszabályozó pengikat, alat penguat spengur rinforzo, sostegno 締め金 걸쇠 sąvarža, sankaba ortodontiskas skavas pendakap beugel bøyle; tannregulering klamra ساتونکی suporte aparat; proteză скрепа, скоба spona, svorka; strojček na zuby spona proteza spänne, spjäla, band สิ่งที่รัด bağ, kuşak, askı, gergi 用來緊固的東西(如:牙齒矯正器) скоба کسنے یا باندھنے والی چیز vật nối 用来紧固的东西(如:牙齿矫正器)
2. a pair usually of game-birds. a brace of pheasants. trop زَوْج двойка par párek ein Paar (fugle-)par ζευγάρι par paar جفت riistalintupari paire זוג, צמד क्रिड़ा-पक्षियों का एक जोड़ा veza egy pár sepasang tvennd, tvenning paio つがい (주로 새, 동물의) 한 쌍 pora (par medījumu) pāris sepasang koppel par parka (bażantów) حفت par pereche пара párik par par par สัตว์ป่าคู่หนึ่ง çift 一對 пара شکار کے پرندوں کا جوڑا đôi 一对
verb
to make (often oneself) firm or steady. He braced himself for the struggle. voorberei تشجّع، تنشَّط закрепвам fortalecer-se povzbudit (se), vyztužit (se) seine Kräfte zusammennehmen für ruste sig; gøre sig klar οπλίζομαι με θάρρος, στυλώνομαι (μτφ.) fortalecerse, prepararse jõudu koguma آماده و استوار کردن vahvistaa se préparer (mentalement) pour לְהִתכּוֹנֵן נַפשִית तैयार करना pripremiti se megerősít menguatkan hati búa sig undir raccolgiere le forze 引き締める 고정시키다 įsitempus laukti sastiprināt; nostiprināt; sasprindzināt (gribu, spēkus u.tml.) bersedia (zich) schrap zetten manne/stramme seg opp zebrać siły اماده اوتکړه کول fortalecer-se a se pregăti (psihic) pentru напрячь силы pripraviť sa na pripraviti se (duševno) pripremiti se ta spjärn, ställa sig stadigt ค้ํา dayanmak, destek olmak; kendini hazırlamak 支撐,緊固 зміцнювати; зібратися з силами مضبوط کرنا gắng hết sức 支撑,使绷紧,加固
ˈbraces noun plural
(American suˈspenders) straps over the shoulders for holding up the trousers. kruisbande حمّالة البنطلون тиранти suspensórios šle der Hosenträger seler τιράντες tirantes traksid بند شلوار henkselit bretelles כְּתֵפִיוֹת पतलून को बांधने का पट्टा naramenice nadrágtartó selempang celana axlabönd bretelle ズボンつり 멜빵 petnešos bikšturi penyokong bres bretels bukseseler szelki لاستی suspensórios bre­tele подтяжки traky naramnice tregeri hängslen สายเอี๊ยมดึงกางเกง pantolon askısı 褲吊帶 підтяжки پٹیاں ، تنی dây đeo quần 裤吊带
ˈbracing adjective
healthy. bracing sea air. verfrissende مُنعش، ُنشّط ободрителен revigorante svěží kräftigend forfriskende τονωτικός vigorizante karastav نیروبخش؛ مقوی terveellinen vivifiant מרענן पुष्टिकारक, स्फूर्तिकारक osvježiti (fel)üdítő sehat hressandi, styrkjandi tonificante すがすがしい 상쾌한 sveikas spēcinošs; spirdzinošs menyegarkan verkwikkend forfriskende, styrkende ożywczy مقوی، د قوت لرونکی revigorante tonifiant, înviorător бодрящий osviežujúci krepilen okrepljujući stärkande, uppiggande ทําให้มีพลังงานหรือสดชื่น canlandırıcı, zindelik verici 有益健康的 зміцнювальний, цілющий تندرست làm khoẻ mạnh 使心神清爽的
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braces

→ حمالة البَنْطَلون šle seler Hosenträger τιράντες aparatos dentales , tirantes henkselit bretelles naramenice bretelle ズボン吊り 멜빵 bretels bukseseler szelki suspensórios подтяжки tandställning สายโยงกางเกง pantolon askısı dây đeo quần 吊带
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A short stout man of about thirty, in white breeches and high boots and a batiste shirt that he had evidently only just put on, standing in that room, and his valet was buttoning on to the back of his breeches a new pair of handsome silk-embroidered braces that, for some reason, attracted Rostov's attention.
"Another petitioner," answered the man with the braces.
Rostov turned and was about to go, but the man in the braces stopped him.
It's a natural, springy brace, an' beats iron braces stiff.
These here natural braces don't have to have a thing done.
There's a neighbor named Brace Dunlap that's been wanting to marry their Benny for three months, and at last they told him point blank and once for all, he COULDN'T; so he has soured on them, and they're worried about it.
He's tall, and lazy, and sly, and sneaky, and ruther cowardly, too, but kind of good-natured, and wears long brown hair and no beard, and hasn't got a cent, and Brace boards him for nothing, and gives him his old clothes to wear, and despises him.
Lilla made gallant efforts to brace her dwindling powers, but for a time unsuccessfully.
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I jumped out and came as near running as I durst, with a big silk handkerchief under my hat for coolness' sake and a brace of pistols ready primed for safety.
Hands," he said, "here are two of us with a brace of pistols each.
Her method, however, certainly involves forgetfulness for the individual; and to this, to the prospect of oblivion, poetry, too, may help to brace us, if, unlike so genial and cheerful a poet as Mr.
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"Why, that's"--and readers with heart- disease had better brace themselves up for a great shock--"that's SYLVIA JOY, the famous dancer!"
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