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January 26, 2016 Word of the Day

brace /ˈbreɪs/ noun
brace
/ˈbreɪs/
noun

plural braces

Young woman wearing braces on her teeth
Young woman wearing braces on her teeth
Definition of BRACE

1 [count] : a part that adds physical strength or support

  • We need to add some sort of brace to hold the shelf in place.

2 [count]

a : a device that supports a part of the body

  • He could walk with braces on his legs.

  • She wears a back/neck brace.

b: a device that is attached to teeth to make them straight

  • (Brit) He has a brace on his teeth.

— plural in U.S. English

  • He has braces on his teeth.

  • She needed braces as a child.

3 [count] : either one of the marks { or } that are used as a pair around words or items that are to be considered together — usually plural

  • Computer codes appear within braces.

— called also curly brace, curly bracket

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