brace
suomi-englanti sanakirjabrace englannista suomeksi
oikomislaite
pari
jännittää
prassi, ahdin
tukea, lujittaa
piristää
valmistautua
aaltosulku, aaltosulje
vintilä
tuki
sidepuu
henkselit
Substantiivi
Verbi
brace englanniksi
Armor for the arm; vambrace.
A measurement of length, originally representing a person's outstretched arms.
A curved instrument or handle of iron or wood, for holding and turning bits, etc.; a bitstock.
That which holds anything tightly or supports it firmly; a bandage or a prop.
A cord, ligament, or rod, for producing or maintaining tension.
A thong used to regulate the tension of a drum.
(RQ:Derham Physico-Theology)
The state of being braced or tight; tension.
(RQ:Holder Speech)
Harness; warlike preparation.
(RQ:Shakespeare Othello)
A curved, pointed line, also known as "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.
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. (q)
(RQ:Shakespeare Tempest)
(RQ:Fuller Church History)
(RQ:Addison Freeholder)
(RQ:Meredith Richard Feverel)
(RQ:Asbjornsen Braekstad Tales)
(quote-book)|year=1905|page=115|pageurl=https://archive.org/details/glenanaarstoryof0000patr/page/115/mode/1up|passage=He had had a good day, for several brace of wild fowl hung from his shoulder, and he appeared tired.
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 rope reeved through a block at the end of a yard, by which the yard is moved horizontally; also, a rudder gudgeon.
The mouth of a shaft.
Straps or bands to sustain trousers; suspenders.
A system of wires, brackets, and elastic bands used to correct crooked teeth or to reduce overbite.
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(quote-web)
To prepare for something bad, such as an impact or blow.
(ux)
To place in a position for resisting pressure; to hold firmly.
(quote-book)
To swing round the yards of a rigged ship, using braces, to present a more efficient sail surface to the direction of the wind.
To stop someone for questioning, usually said of police.
To confront with questions, demands or requests.
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(quote-av)
To furnish with braces; to support; to prop.
To draw tight; to tighten; to put in a state of tension; to strain; to strengthen.
{{quote-text|en|year=1825|author=Thomas Campbell|title=Hallowed Ground
To bind or tie closely; to fasten tightly.
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{{quote-text|en|year=1815|author=Walter Scott|title=Lord of the Isles|Lord of the Isles
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(RQ:Levi)
Vambrace; armour which protects the arm.
A cord or brace for fastening or attaching things to something.
A group or set of two dogs or canines.
Wood used as a buttress or support for building.
A support or buttress used in other applications.
A kind of riding equipment or horse tack.
A peninsula; a cape or slice of land jutting into the sea.
A perch (gloss)
A point of a cross or rood.
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arm (gloss)
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