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brace noun

  /bɹeɪs/
  • 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.
  • (Britain, mostly, in the plural) Straps or bands to sustain trousers; suspenders.
 bretels
  • (obsolete) A measurement of length, originally representing a person's outstretched arms.
 el

braces noun

  /ˈbɹeɪsɪz/
  • (orthodontics) A device worn on the teeth to straighten them.
 beugel

brace verb

  /bɹeɪs/
  • (transitive, intransitive) To prepare for something bad, such as an impact or blow.
 schrap zetten, voorbereiden
wheel brace
kruissleutel
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