"brace" meaning in Middle English

See brace in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈbraːs(ə)/
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 Categories (topical): Architecture, Armor Categories (place): Landforms
    Sense id: en-brace-enm-noun-DmBLxTUk Disambiguation of Architecture: 13 10 11 6 20 3 9 2 2 20 6 Disambiguation of Armor: 50 5 4 7 9 4 7 2 2 8 3 Disambiguation of Landforms: 13 10 10 6 12 4 18 2 2 19 4
  2. A cord or brace for fastening or attaching things to something. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Architecture Categories (place): Landforms
    Sense id: en-brace-enm-noun-MBZNuvQy Disambiguation of Architecture: 13 10 11 6 20 3 9 2 2 20 6 Disambiguation of Landforms: 13 10 10 6 12 4 18 2 2 19 4
  3. A group or set of two dogs or canines. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Architecture Categories (place): Landforms
    Sense id: en-brace-enm-noun-hANSMtu7 Disambiguation of Architecture: 13 10 11 6 20 3 9 2 2 20 6 Disambiguation of Landforms: 13 10 10 6 12 4 18 2 2 19 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 Categories (topical): Architecture Categories (place): Landforms
    Sense id: en-brace-enm-noun-RnY-Fqxq Disambiguation of Architecture: 13 10 11 6 20 3 9 2 2 20 6 Disambiguation of Landforms: 13 10 10 6 12 4 18 2 2 19 4
  6. (rare) A kind of riding equipment or horse tack. Tags: rare, uncountable Categories (lifeform): Horse tack
    Sense id: en-brace-enm-noun-9RdsN3tq Disambiguation of Horse tack: 8 9 7 5 13 33 7 1 1 13 4
  7. (rare) A peninsula; a cape or slice of land jutting into the sea. Tags: rare, uncountable Categories (place): Landforms
    Sense id: en-brace-enm-noun-ecrmkOc3 Disambiguation of Landforms: 13 10 10 6 12 4 18 2 2 19 4
  8. (rare) A perch (unit of measure) Tags: rare, uncountable Categories (topical): Units of measure
    Sense id: en-brace-enm-noun-UhiGzR2P Disambiguation of Units of measure: 10 8 9 3 12 2 7 25 3 16 5
  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
Synonyms: brase, braas, bras Derived forms: bracen, bracer, brasyng, rerebrace, vambrace
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Head templates: {{head|enm|noun}} brace
  1. Alternative form of bras Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: bras Categories (topical): Architecture Categories (place): Landforms
    Sense id: en-brace-enm-noun-l~ASbfj~ Disambiguation of Architecture: 13 10 11 6 20 3 9 2 2 20 6 Disambiguation of Landforms: 13 10 10 6 12 4 18 2 2 19 4 Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 13 10 12 5 16 4 11 1 1 21 7
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Verb

Head templates: {{head|enm|verb}} 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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          "word": "bracen"
        }
      ],
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        "Alternative form of bracen"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "bracen",
          "bracen#Middle_English"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "alt-of",
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "brace"
}

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  "categories": [
    "Middle English entries with incorrect language header",
    "Middle English lemmas",
    "Middle English nouns",
    "Pages with 5 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "enm:Architecture",
    "enm:Armor",
    "enm:Horse tack",
    "enm:Landforms",
    "enm:Units of measure"
  ],
  "etymology_number": 3,
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "enm",
        "2": "noun"
      },
      "expansion": "brace",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Middle English",
  "lang_code": "enm",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "alt_of": [
        {
          "word": "bras"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Alternative form of bras"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "bras",
          "bras#Middle_English"
        ]
      ],
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        "alt-of",
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "brace"
}

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This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable Middle English dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2025-02-03 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2025-01-20 using wiktextract (05fdf6b and 9dbd323). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.

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