brace
noun
something that holds parts together or in place, as a clasp or clamp.
well-braced
-
a word derived from
brace.
Example Sentences
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The wire on which he performed was a high one, stretched between two well-braced poles.
From Joe Strong the Boy Fire-Eater The Most Dangerous Performance on Record by Vance Barnum
In every respect the machine was a duplicate of some great insect, except that instead of legs it had well-braced rollers.
From The Blind Spot by Austin Hall
His figure too, well-braced and upright, with the back of the head carried like a soldier's, confirmed the impression, not so much of self-sufficiency, as of the sufficiency of his habits of life and thought.
From The Patrician by John Galsworthy
The jar of striking was not enough to throw a well-braced man off his feet.
From Down the Columbia by Lewis R. (Lewis Ransome) Freeman
Rows of extra heavy, well-braced posts, running parallel with and also at the ends of the rows of vines, are set at the boundaries of the vineyard.
From Manual of American Grape-Growing by U. P. Hedrick
