English English Dictionary

Harness; warlike preparation.

Armor for the arm; vantbrace.

The mouth of a shaft.

To place in a position for resisting pressure; to hold firmly; as, he braced himself against the crowd.

To furnish with braces; to support; to prop; as, to brace a beam in a building.

To get tone or vigor; to rouse one's energies; -- with up.

To draw tight; to tighten; to put in a state of tension; to strain; to strengthen; as, to brace the nerves.

To bind or tie closely; to fasten tightly.

of Brace

An ornamental band or ring, for the wrist or the arm; in modern times, an ornament encircling the wrist, worn by women or girls.

A piece of defensive armor for the arm.

That which braces, binds, or makes firm; a band or bandage.

A covering to protect the arm of the bowman from the vibration of the string; also, a brassart.

A medicine, as an astringent or a tonic, which gives tension or tone to any part of the body.

A bitch of the hound kind.

A group of beetles having short elytra, as the rove beetles.

See Brachium.

Pertaining or belonging to the arm; as, the brachial artery; the brachial nerve.

Of the nature of an arm; resembling an arm.

A division of the Crinoidea, including those furnished with long jointed arms. See Crinoidea.