braces
see also: Braces
Pronunciation
Braces
Proper noun
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see also: Braces
Pronunciation
- IPA: /ˈbɹeɪsɪz/
- plural form of brace
- (orthodontics) A device worn on the teeth to straighten them.
- Susy has to go to the dentist to see if she needs braces.
- (dated) Handcuffs.
- We put that villain in braces.
- (British) A pair of straps crossing one's shoulders and extending down to one's trousers, where a clip or button arrangement allows them to affix to the trousers, ensuring that they will not fall off (US: suspenders).
- (orthodontics) dental braces
- (handcuffs) manacles
- (pair of straps holding trousers) suspenders
- French: appareil dentaire, appareil, appareil orthodontique, faux-palais
- German: Zahnspange
- Italian: apparecchio, denti, apparecchio ortodontico
- Portuguese: aparelho de dente
- Russian: бре́кеты
- Spanish: frenillo, frenos, aparato
- French: bretelles
- German: Hosenträger
- Italian: bretelle
- Russian: подтя́жки
- Third-person singular simple present indicative form of brace#English|brace
Braces
Proper noun
- plural form of Brace
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