curly brackets

• plural

  plural

  The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.

  of curly bracket.
  curly bracket

  noun

  one of two characters { or } used to enclose words, lines, or numbers intended to be considered together.

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curly brackets

Page numbers are indicated with curly brackets, e.g.

From A Short History of Greek Philosophy by Marshall, John

The two diagrams on pages 50 and 96 were originally rendered using very large curly brackets.

From Applied Psychology for Nurses by Porter, Mary F.

The original 1707 page numbers are retained within curly brackets.

From A Short Essay Toward the Improvement of Psalmody Or, An Enquiry How the Psalms of David Ought to Be Translated into Christian Songs, and How Lawful and Necessary It Is to Compose Other Hymns According to the Clearer Revelations of the Gospel, for the Use of the Christian Church. by Watts, Isaac

Page numbers are enclosed between curly brackets to assis the reader in using the index.

From Dr. Johnson and His Circle by Bailey, John Cann

Page numbers and footnote anchors are wrapped in curly brackets as square brackets are used in the text.

From The Foundations of the Origin of Species Two Essays written in 1842 and 1844 by Darwin, Francis, Sir

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