单词 | braced |
释义 | bracedadj.1 1. a. Strained, strengthened, girt, etc.; cf. the verb. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > constitution of matter > hardness > types of hardness > [adjective] > taut > made taut well-haledc1400 spanned1598 braced1633 straitened1667 tensed1676 tightened1760 tended1800 tautened1838 1633 P. Fletcher Purple Island v. xl. 56 Where stands a braced drumme, whose sounding head..Gives instant warning. a1845 R. H. Barham Wedding-day in Ingoldsby Legends (1847) 3rd Ser. 220 In Mariner's dress,—with cutlass braced. 1862 W. H. Russell in Times 27 Mar. The deck..is supported by heavy braced oak beams. ΘΚΠ the world > space > extension in space > reduction in size or extent > [adjective] > relating to contraction > contracted shrunkenc950 contractc1400 crined?a1513 shrunk1530 braced1534 contracted1603 retired1607 shrivelleda1631 constringed1655 dishrivelled1771 ingathered1853 1534 R. Whittington tr. Cicero Thre Bks. Tullyes Offyces i. sig. D.8 Nothynge of so strayte and brased stomake and so poore. 2. Heraldry. Interlaced or linked together. Also written brased. ΘΚΠ society > communication > indication > insignia > heraldic devices collective > charge: device on shield > [adjective] > interlaced braced1562 fretted1586 interlaced1766 interfretted1828 1562 G. Legh Accedens of Armory (1597) 105 b He beareth..iij Cheuronnels, brased on the baste Or. 1766 ‘M. A. Porny’ Elem. Heraldry (1787) 150 A Man's Heart Gules, within two equilateral triangles braced Sable. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1888; most recently modified version published online December 2019). bracedadj.2 Nautical. Turned or moved by means of braces. ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > directing or managing a ship > use of sails, spars, or rigging > [adjective] > braced braced1762 1762 W. Falconer Shipwreck i. 10 Yards alternate square and sharply brac'd. 1881 Times 21 Dec. The vessel was hove to..with yards braced up. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1888; most recently modified version published online June 2018). < adj.11534adj.21762 |
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