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The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology
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brace1 †guard for the arm XIV; pair, couple XV; clasp, strap XIV; (archit.) strengthening band; carpenter's tool to hold a bit XVI; (typogr.) bracket XVII. — OF.
brace two arms or their extent (mod.
brasse fathom) :- L. bracchia, pl. of
bracchium arm (whence F.
bras) — Gr.
brakhíōn. Some senses depend upon
BRACE2.
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