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Added 9 October 2026

brace

/bɹeɪs/ noun

Latin root: bracchia Wiktionary

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about brace at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

A support that steadies or strengthens something else.
he wore a brace on his knee
Two items of the same kind.
A set of two similar things considered as a unit.

verb

Prepare (oneself) for something unpleasant or difficult.
Support or hold steady and make steadfast, with or as if with a brace.
brace your elbows while working on the potter's wheel
Support by bracing.

Origin

From Middle English brace, from Old French brace (“arm”), from Latin bracchia, the nominative and accusative plural of bracchium (“arm”).

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