n
That which serves as the means of union or connection between persons; a tie.
n
That which holds anything tightly or supports it firmly; a bandage or a prop.
n
(informal, derogatory) A person with visible braces (orthodontic device)
n
Something bracing; a stimulant.
n
(military) The cheek or side of an ordnance carriage, supporting the trunnions.
n
Obsolete form of chain. [A series of interconnected rings or links usually made of metal.]
v
(engineering, transitive) To brace in such a way that opposite strains are resisted.
n
An angle piece fitted over the edge of boxes, crates, bundles, and other packages to prevent the pressure from metal bands or other types from cutting into the package.
n
Any structure at the end of another.
n
The shoulder of a bastion, or the place where its face and flank meet and form the angle, called the angle of the shoulder.
v
(transitive) To defend or guard.
adj
(obsolete) Affording defense; defensive.
v
(transitive) To attack the flank(s) of.
v
(military) To protect, as a line of troops, against an onset of cavalry, by opposing bayonets raised obliquely forward.
n
A binding or encircling.
n
A person or machine that fits the headband to the spine of a book.
n
The act by which something is hitched.
n
Alternative form of molly-guard [A physical barrier to protect something from unwanted contact, especially a shield to prevent accidental tripping of an emergency shutdown or power switch.]
v
(transitive) To guard, as a camp or road, by an outlying picket.
n
(Britain) A form of civil protection (using closed-circuit television, control zones and restricted access) that effectively seals off city centres and financial districts; used in Northern Ireland and the City.
v
Alternative form of ringfence. [(transitive) To guarantee the safety of funds or investment. In particular, to ensure some degree of distinction for monies, that may provide immunity against untoward financial claims.]
n
The angle of a bastion included between the face and flank.
n
A part forming a side of something.
n
An instance of warding off by holding the arms out straight.
v
(transitive, chiefly construction, also figuratively) To brace or support (something) by a strut or struts; to hold (something) in place or strengthen by a diagonal, transverse, or upright support.
n
The post to which a gate is attached, allowing it to swing open and closed.
v
(transitive, architecture) To fasten by one of the ends into a wall or some other support.
n
An endband attached to the bottom of the spine of a book.
v
(transitive) To support.
v
To brace or reinforce with a yadder.
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