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arch brace

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noun

Carpentry.

  1. a curved brace, especially one of a pair used to give the effect of an arch in a roof frame.

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Unless “toeing out” is corrected by exercise and a proper shoe, an arch brace will do more harm than good.

From How to Live Rules for Healthful Living Based on Modern Science by Fisher, Irving

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