"brace" meaning in Middle English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈbraːs(ə)/ Forms: brase [alternative], braas [alternative], bras [alternative]
Etymology: From Old French brace, from Latin bracchia, plural of bracchium. Etymology templates: {{bor|enm|fro|brace}} Old French brace, {{der|enm|la|bracchia}} Latin bracchia Head templates: {{head|enm|nouns|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} brace, {{enm-noun|-}} brace (uncountable)
  1. Vambrace; armour which protects the arm. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-brace-enm-noun-DmBLxTUk Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Armor, Landforms Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 12 10 10 8 15 7 4 12 1 18 4 Disambiguation of Armor: 32 6 5 8 11 5 9 8 2 10 3 Disambiguation of Landforms: 15 12 12 4 13 4 12 4 3 17 4
  2. A cord or brace for fastening or attaching things to something. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-brace-enm-noun-MBZNuvQy Categories (other): Landforms Disambiguation of Landforms: 15 12 12 4 13 4 12 4 3 17 4
  3. A group or set of two dogs or canines. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-brace-enm-noun-hANSMtu7 Categories (other): Landforms Disambiguation of Landforms: 15 12 12 4 13 4 12 4 3 17 4
  4. Wood used as a buttress or support for building. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-brace-enm-noun-9IkpYcIi
  5. (rare) A support or buttress used in other applications. Tags: rare, uncountable
    Sense id: en-brace-enm-noun-RnY-Fqxq Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Architecture, Landforms Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 12 10 10 8 15 7 4 12 1 18 4 Disambiguation of Architecture: 5 6 4 22 33 4 9 4 4 5 6 Disambiguation of Landforms: 15 12 12 4 13 4 12 4 3 17 4
  6. (rare) A kind of riding equipment or horse tack. Tags: rare, uncountable
    Sense id: en-brace-enm-noun-9RdsN3tq Categories (other): Horse tack Disambiguation of Horse tack: 5 4 4 4 5 70 0 0 0 7 0
  7. (rare) A peninsula; a cape or slice of land jutting into the sea. Tags: rare, uncountable
    Sense id: en-brace-enm-noun-ecrmkOc3 Categories (other): Landforms Disambiguation of Landforms: 15 12 12 4 13 4 12 4 3 17 4
  8. (rare) A perch (unit of measure) Tags: rare, uncountable
    Sense id: en-brace-enm-noun-UhiGzR2P Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Units of measure Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 12 10 10 8 15 7 4 12 1 18 4 Disambiguation of Units of measure: 14 7 8 2 9 2 9 32 3 12 2
  9. (rare) A point of a cross or rood. Tags: rare, uncountable
    Sense id: en-brace-enm-noun-pBmPB4Ml
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: bracen, bracer, brasyng, rerebrace, vambrace
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Head templates: {{head|enm|noun|altform=1}} brace
  1. Alternative form of bras Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: bras
    Sense id: en-brace-enm-noun-l~ASbfj~ Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Landforms Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 12 10 10 8 15 7 4 12 1 18 4 Disambiguation of Landforms: 15 12 12 4 13 4 12 4 3 17 4
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Verb

Head templates: {{head|enm|verb|altform=1}} brace
  1. Alternative form of bracen Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: bracen
    Sense id: en-brace-enm-verb-fWVxPkEy
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Alternative forms

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