Braccate

[Lat. braccatus, wearing breeches.] ( Zool. ) A term signifying the state of a bird's feet when con cealed by long feathers descending from the tibiæ. Braccia no, ( brat - che'ahn -o,) (anc. Sabate ,) a well-built town, and lake of Central Italy, 25 m. N. of Rome. Manf. Paper. There is a magnificent feudal castle her a belonging to the Torlonia family, dukes of Braccia no. Pop. 2,800. The lake is nearly circular, its circumference being about 20 m. It abounds with fish, and is surrounded by fine sylvan scenery. Brace, ( brās ,) n. [Fr. bras ; probably from Gael. brac; W. braich ; Lat. brachium , the arm, in the sense of power, force, strength; Gr. brach i on . That which holds tightly or binds; a cincture; a bandage; as, the bra as of a boiler. -That which fastens, tightens, strengthens, or supports. (Arch.) An inclined piece of timber used in tru ed partitions, and roofs, in order to form a triangle by which the a emblage of pieces composing the frame is stiffened. When braces are used in roofs or partitions, they should, as far as po ible, be introduced in pairs, and be framed in opposite directions to one another. ( Printing .) A curved line in a vertical position to connect two or more words or lines, which are brought into juxtaposition; thus: bow , bough . IMG:content-0723.png:[graphic] Ten brace and more of greyhounds, snowy fair. fied with the small modern village of Busrah , 76 m. -A couple; a pair; as, a brace of snipe. ( Sing . and pl .) S.S.E. of the ancient city of Damascus. It is mentioned in Scripture as a town both of the Moabites and of the Edomites, and as the subject of prophetic denunciation, both by Jeremiah and Amos. Boz'rah, in Connecticut , a post-village and township of New London co., 35 m. E.S.E. of Hartford, on the Yan- tic River. Boz'rahville, in Connecticut, a post-village of New London co. Bozzaris, MARCOS, ( boz - za'ris ,) a Greek patriot, в. 1789. He was a Suliote, and distinguished himself by his de- votion to his country, in defending it against the Turks. He fell in a night attack upon a body of the Turco-Al- banian army, who were advancing with the view of taking Mis so long hi, which he had succe fully defended for a considerable time, Aug 20, 1823. He was honored with the title of the "Leonidas of Modern Greece." Boz'zolo, a town of N. Italy, on the Oglio, 16 m. W.S.W. of Mantua; рор . 6,148. La mitraille a brisé l'orange Sur l'arbre de la liberté." And tall as stags, ran loose, and coursed around his chair." Dryden -A strap of leather supporting the body of a carriage. -( pl . ) Suspenders; straps that sustain pantaloons, .; as, "A beautiful pair of braces ." - Thackeray .) ( Mus .) A double curved line ()), which is placed vertically at the beginning of the stave of any composition, and which is used to bind the harmonizing parts together, in order to guide the eye with greater facility from one set of staves to another, when more than two staves are joined together; either for part-singing or playing in concert, it is usual to draw a smaller brace within the large one, in order to distinguish each part. This union of braces is called a score . -The name is also applied to cords for holding the heads of a drum tightly together. (Carpentry.) A bit-stock the wooden haft in which a bit is fixed; as, a brace -bit -State of tension or tightne ; condition of being braced The most frequent cause of deafne is the laxne of the tym panum when it has lost its brace or tension. Holder . -Warlike preparation; harne ; armor. As it more concerns the Turk than Rhodes, For that it stands not in such warlike brace." - Shaks. (Mining.) The mouth of a shaft. Brace, v . a . To prop or support; to supply with braces; as, to brace a ship's planks. -To tighten; to draw tight; to make tight and firm; to bind or tie close; to make tense; to strain; to strengthen, as, the bracing air. "The women of China by bracing and binding them from their infancy have very little feet." - Locke . -To hold or sustain firmly; to put into a position for bracing; as, he was braced for the fight. ( Naut .) A rope fastened to, or driven through, a block at the yard-arm, for the purpose of trimming the yards horizontally as, the main-brace. Braces of the rudder. Fastenings to secure the rudder of a ship, which are fixed to the stern-post, and to her bottom. (Mach.) An instrument into which a vernier is fixed; also, part of the pre -drill. ( Naut .) To move around by the braces; as, to brace the main-topsail yard. To brace sharp. To brace the yards to a position in which they have the least angle with the keel. - To brace in. To haul in the weather braces. To brace about. To swing the yards round on the contrary tack. - To brace to. To ease off the lee braces, and round in the weather-braces, when tacking about. To brace up . To haul in the lee-braces, so as to bring the yard closer to the line of the keel.