See Also: brace(1)(dictionary)
Brace(medicine)
brace(4)(dictionary)
brace(3)(dictionary)
Brace(health)
brace(2)(dictionary)
brace 1, verb(dictionary)
rere-brace(dictionary)
brace 2, noun(dictionary)
Brace, Milwaukee(health)

ascus (iou) and brace(4) (iou)


ascus (iou)



ascus noun. . M19.
[mod. Latin from Greek askos bag, sac.]
Mycology. A sac, usu. cylindrical, in which a number of spores develop in ascomycetes.

brace(4) (iou)



brace verb2 trans. & intrans. M17.
[from BRACE noun2: cf. French brasser.]
Nautical. Swing (a yard) round by means of braces. Freq. with adverbs, as aback, about, in, to, etc.