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"word": "in a brace of shakes"
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"word": "neck-brace"
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"word": "one true brace style"
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"etymology_text": "From Middle English brace, from Old French brace (“arm”), from Latin bracchia, the nominative and accusative plural of bracchium (“arm”).",
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"Armor for the arm; vambrace."
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"(obsolete) Armor for the arm; vambrace."
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"A measurement of length, originally representing a person's outstretched arms."
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"(obsolete) A measurement of length, originally representing a person's outstretched arms."
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"sense": "measure of length representing a person's outstretched arms — see also fathom, toise",
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"sense": "measure of length representing a person's outstretched arms — see also fathom, toise",
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"tags": [
"feminine"
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"sense": "measure of length representing a person's outstretched arms — see also fathom, toise",
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"sense": "measure of length representing a person's outstretched arms — see also fathom, toise",
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"word": "Klafter"
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"sense": "measure of length representing a person's outstretched arms — see also fathom, toise",
"tags": [
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"word": "Armspanne"
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"sense": "measure of length representing a person's outstretched arms — see also fathom, toise",
"tags": [
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"sense": "measure of length representing a person's outstretched arms — see also fathom, toise",
"word": "braça"
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"sense": "that which holds tightly",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
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"sense": "that which holds tightly",
"word": "side"
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"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "that which holds tightly",
"tags": [
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"code": "de",
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"sense": "that which holds tightly",
"tags": [
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"word": "Spange"
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"sense": "that which holds tightly",
"tags": [
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"code": "de",
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"sense": "that which holds tightly",
"tags": [
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"word": "Befestigung"
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"sense": "that which holds tightly",
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"note": "for leg, knee etc.",
"sense": "that which holds tightly",
"word": "Schiene"
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"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "that which holds tightly",
"tags": [
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],
"word": "abbraccio"
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"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "that which holds tightly",
"word": "tauteka"
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"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "skobá",
"sense": "that which holds tightly",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "скоба́"
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"feminine"
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"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "that which holds tightly",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "abrazadera"
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"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "skoba",
"sense": "that which holds tightly",
"word": "скоба"
}
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"A cord, ligament, or rod, for producing or maintaining tension."
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"glosses": [
"A thong used to regulate the tension of a drum."
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"The state of being braced or tight; tension."
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"roman": "obtjažka",
"sense": "arrangement for producing tension",
"tags": [
"feminine"
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"sense": "arrangement for producing tension",
"word": "kiristin"
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"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "arrangement for producing tension",
"tags": [
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],
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"tags": [
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"sense": "arrangement for producing tension",
"tags": [
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"lang": "German",
"sense": "arrangement for producing tension",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "Federzug"
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{
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"lang": "German",
"sense": "arrangement for producing tension",
"tags": [
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"lang": "German",
"sense": "arrangement for producing tension",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
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{
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"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "arrangement for producing tension",
"tags": [
"masculine"
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"word": "Zugstab"
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{
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"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "arrangement for producing tension",
"tags": [
"feminine"
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"word": "Bandage"
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{
"_dis1": "0 1 3 2 16 11 25 4 6 4 6 5 3 2 9 3",
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "arrangement for producing tension",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "aggancio"
},
{
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"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "arrangement for producing tension",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "grappa"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 1 3 2 16 11 25 4 6 4 6 5 3 2 9 3",
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "arrangement for producing tension",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "uncino"
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{
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"code": "ru",
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"sense": "arrangement for producing tension",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "распо́рка"
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"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "arrangement for producing tension",
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],
"word": "tensor"
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"sense": "arrangement for producing tension",
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"word": "tirante"
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"Harness; warlike preparation."
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[
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"(typography) A curved, pointed line, also known as \"curly 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."
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"ref": "1905, P[atrick] A[ugustine] Sheehan, “Foreshadowings”, in Glenanaar: A Story of Irish Life, New York, N.Y., London, Bombay: Longmans, Green, and Co. […], page 115",
"text": "He had had a good day, for several brace of wild fowl hung from his shoulder, and he appeared tired.",
"type": "quotation"
}
],
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"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. (In British use (as plural), this is a particularly common reference to game birds.)"
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"(plural brace) 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. (In British use (as plural), this is a particularly common reference to game birds.)"
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"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "čift",
"sense": "a pair",
"tags": [
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],
"word": "чифт"
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"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "a pair",
"word": "pari"
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{
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"code": "fi",
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"sense": "a pair",
"word": "kaksikko"
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"sense": "a pair",
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"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "a pair",
"word": "paire"
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"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "a pair",
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"word": "Paar"
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"sense": "a pair",
"word": "tōpū"
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"code": "gd",
"lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
"sense": "a pair",
"tags": [
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"word": "caigeann"
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{
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"code": "es",
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"sense": "a pair",
"tags": [
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"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."
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[
"weight",
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[
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"roman": "podpora",
"sense": "structural piece used for support, often diagonal",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "подпора"
},
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"sense": "structural piece used for support, often diagonal",
"word": "vinotuki"
},
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],
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"feminine"
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"code": "bg",
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"feminine"
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"feminine"
],
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"lang": "German",
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"feminine"
],
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"feminine"
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"feminine"
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"masculine"
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"code": "mi",
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"feminine"
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"feminine"
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"masculine"
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"feminine"
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"code": "fi",
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"code": "fi",
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"code": "fr",
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"code": "de",
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"feminine"
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"code": "de",
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"code": "fi",
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"ref": "1980, Stephen King, The Wedding Gig",
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"ref": "2018 February 11, Colin Dexter, Russell Lewis, 58:13 from the start, in Endeavour(Cartouche), season 5, episode 2 (TV series), spoken by DCI Fred Thursday (Roger Allam)",
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"ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/b/ba/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-brace.wav/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-brace.wav.ogg",
"tags": [
"Southern-England"
],
"text": "Audio (Southern England)"
}
],
"translations": [
{
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "to prepare for something bad",
"word": "agafar-se"
},
{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "to prepare for something bad",
"word": "posílit se"
},
{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "to prepare for something bad",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "připravit se"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "to prepare for something bad",
"word": "voorbereiden"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "to prepare for something bad",
"word": "schrap zetten"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to prepare for something bad",
"word": "valmistautua törmäykseen"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to prepare for something bad",
"word": "retenir son souffle"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to prepare for something bad",
"word": "gefasst machen"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to prepare for something bad",
"word": "wappnen"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to prepare for something bad",
"word": "einstellen"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to prepare for something bad",
"word": "puntellarsi"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to prepare for something bad",
"word": "tenersi forte"
},
{
"code": "nb",
"lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
"sense": "to prepare for something bad",
"word": "stålsette"
},
{
"code": "nb",
"lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
"sense": "to prepare for something bad",
"word": "herde"
},
{
"code": "nn",
"lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
"sense": "to prepare for something bad",
"word": "stålsetja"
},
{
"code": "nn",
"lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
"sense": "to prepare for something bad",
"word": "herda"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "gotóvitʹsja",
"sense": "to prepare for something bad",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "гото́виться"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "prigotóvitʹsja",
"sense": "to prepare for something bad",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "пригото́виться"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "krepítʹsja",
"sense": "to prepare for something bad",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "крепи́ться"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "deržátʹsja",
"sense": "to prepare for something bad",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "держа́ться"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to prepare for something bad",
"word": "prepararse"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to prepare for something bad",
"word": "agarrarse"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "to prepare for something bad",
"word": "stålsätta"
},
{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "to place in a position for resisting pressure",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "opřít se"
},
{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "to place in a position for resisting pressure",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "držet se"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to place in a position for resisting pressure",
"word": "stemmen"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to place in a position for resisting pressure",
"tags": [
"reflexive"
],
"word": "entgegenstemmen"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to place in a position for resisting pressure",
"word": "aferrar"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to swing round the yards",
"word": "prassata"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to swing round the yards",
"word": "ahtaa"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to swing round the yards",
"word": "brasser"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to swing round the yards",
"word": "brassen"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "podpiram",
"sense": "to furnish with braces; to support; to prop",
"word": "подпирам"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to furnish with braces; to support; to prop",
"word": "consolider"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to furnish with braces; to support; to prop",
"word": "fortifier"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to furnish with braces; to support; to prop",
"word": "verstreben"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "to furnish with braces; to support; to prop",
"word": "whakatete"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "to furnish with braces; to support; to prop",
"word": "tauteka"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "zatjagam",
"sense": "to draw tight; to tighten",
"word": "затягам"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to draw tight; to tighten",
"word": "anspannen"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "svǎrzvam",
"sense": "to bind or tie closely",
"word": "свързвам"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to bind or tie closely",
"word": "zusammenschnüren"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to bind or tie closely",
"word": "amarrar"
}
],
"word": "brace"
}
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