French Meaning of brace

appareil dentaire

Other French words related to appareil dentaire

Definitions and Meaning of brace in English

Wordnet

brace (n)

a support that steadies or strengthens something else

two items of the same kind

a set of two similar things considered as a unit

either of two punctuation marks ({ or }) used to enclose textual material

a rope on a square-rigged ship that is used to swing a yard about and secure it

elastic straps that hold trousers up (usually used in the plural)

an appliance that corrects dental irregularities

a carpenter's tool having a crank handle for turning and a socket to hold a bit for boring

a structural member used to stiffen a framework

Wordnet

brace (v)

prepare (oneself) for something unpleasant or difficult

support or hold steady and make steadfast, with or as if with a brace

support by bracing

cause to be alert and energetic

Webster

brace (n.)

That which holds anything tightly or supports it firmly; a bandage or a prop.

A cord, ligament, or rod, for producing or maintaining tension, as a cord on the side of a drum.

The state of being braced or tight; tension.

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.

A vertical curved line connecting two or more words or lines, which are to be taken together; thus, boll, bowl; or, in music, used to connect staves.

A rope reeved through a block at the end of a yard, by which the yard is moved horizontally; also, a rudder gudgeon.

A curved instrument or handle of iron or wood, for holding and turning bits, etc.; a bitstock.

A pair; a couple; as, a brace of ducks; now rarely applied to persons, except familiarly or with some contempt.

Straps or bands to sustain trousers; suspenders.

Harness; warlike preparation.

Armor for the arm; vantbrace.

The mouth of a shaft.

Webster

brace (v. t.)

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

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.

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

To move around by means of braces; as, to brace the yards.

Webster

brace (v. i.)

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

FAQs About the word brace

appareil dentaire

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bracchia => bras, braccate => braqué, brabbler => bavard, brabblement => bredouillement, brabble => bavardage,