Braced
[bres]
Definition
(adj.) positioned so as to be ready for confrontation or danger; 'he stood to attention with his shoulders braced' .
(adj.) held up by braces or buttresses .
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Definition
(imp. & p. p.) of Brace
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Examples
- The weight of old Sabor was immense, and when she braced her huge paws nothing less than Tantor, the elephant, himself, could have budged her. Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.
- When I came to I found that it was still bleeding, so I tied one end of my handkerchief very tightly round the wrist and braced it up with a twig. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
- This beam is braced with iron, and has segmental ends with a piston at one end, and a balance weight at the other. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- This was an arrangement of timbers crossing the ribs on the inside of the ship at angles of about 45°, and braced by diagonals and struts. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
- The outer shell of the tunnel shield is composed of two- or three-ply boiler plates, and the interior is braced with a system of steel girders. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- We waited, all curiosity, until with another effort he braced himself to tell his story. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
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