bracer
1[ brey-ser ]
/ ˈbreɪ sər /
noun
a person or thing that braces, binds, or makes firm.
Informal. a stimulating drink, especially one of liquor.
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Definition for bracer (2 of 2)
bracer
2[ brey-ser ]
/ ˈbreɪ sər /
noun Archery.
a guard or band worn over the wrist of the bow hand to protect it from the snap of the bowstring.
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bracer
1/ (ˈbreɪsə) /
noun
a person or thing that braces
informal a tonic, esp an alcoholic drink taken as a tonic
British Dictionary definitions for bracer (2 of 2)
bracer
2/ (ˈbreɪsə) /
noun
archery fencing a leather guard worn to protect the arm
Word Origin for bracer
C14: from Old French braciere, from braz arm, from Latin bracchium arm
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Word Origin and History for bracer
bracer
early 14c., "piece of armor protecting the arm;" 1580s, "a clamp, bind, brace," from brace (n.). Figurative sense of "that which braces the nerves" is 1740; especially of alcoholic drinks from c.1850. Related: Bracers.
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