BRACE (through the Fr. from the plural of the Lat. bracchium, the arm)

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BRACE (through the Fr. from the plural of the Lat. bracchium, the arm) , a measure of length, being the distance between the extended arms. From the

original

ORIGINAL

meaning of " the two arms " comes that of something which secures, connects, tightens or strengthens, found in.numerous uses of the word, as a carpenter's tool with a crank handle and socket to hold a bit for boring; a beam of

wood

WOOD, ANTHONY A2 (1632-1695)
WOOD, JOHN GEORGE (1827—1889)
WOOD, MRS
HENRY
- HENRY
- HENRY (1129-1195)
- HENRY (c. 1108-1139)
- HENRY (c. 1174–1216)
- HENRY (Fr. Henri; Span. Enrique; Ger. Heinrich; Mid. H. Ger. Heinrich and Heimrich; O.H.G. Haimi- or Heimirih, i.e. " prince, or chief of the house," from O.H.G.
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  - HEIM, ALBERT VON ST GALLEN (1849- )
  - HEIM, FRANCOIS JOSEPH (1787-1865)
  , the Eng.
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  - HOME, DANIEL DUNGLAS (1833-1886)
  - HOME, EARLS OF
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  - EDWARD
  LAMSON (1841– )
- HENRY, JAMES (1798-1876)
- HENRY, JOSEPH (1797-1878)
- HENRY, MATTHEW (1662-1714)
- HENRY,
  PATRICK
  - PATRICK, SIMON (1626–1707)
  - PATRICK, ST
  (1736–1799)
- HENRY, PRINCE OF
  BATTENBERG
  - BATTENBERG
  (1858-1896)
- HENRY, ROBERT (1718-1790)
- HENRY, VICTOR (1850– )
- HENRY, WILLIAM (1795-1836)
[ELLEN] (1814—1887)
WOOD, SEARLES VALENTINE (1798—188o)

or metal used to strengthen any building or machine; the straps passing over the shoulders to support the trousers; the leathern thong which slides up and down the cord of a drum, and regulates the tension and the tone; a writing and printing sign ({) for uniting two or more lines of letterpress or music; a nautical

term

TERM

fora rope fastened to the yard for trimming the sails (cf. the corresponding French

term

TERM

bras

BRAS

de vergue). As meaning " a couple " or " pair " the term was first applied to dogs, probably from the leash by which they were coupled in coursing. In architecture " brace mould " is the term for two ressaunts or ogees united together like a brace in printing, sometimes with a small bead between them.

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