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| | # A [[cord]], [[ligament]], or [[rod]], for producing or maintaining [[tension]] | | # A [[cord]], [[ligament]], or [[rod]], for producing or maintaining [[tension]] |
| | # A thong used to regulate the tension of a [[drum]]. | | # A thong used to regulate the tension of a [[drum]]. |
| − | # A [[vertical]] [[curved]] [[line]] or "[[curly bracket]]": { or } connecting two or more [[word]]s or lines, which are to be [[consider]]ed together, such as in {{[[role]], [[roll]]}}; or, in [[music]], used to [[connect]] [[stave]]s. | + | #{{typography}} A [[curved]], [[pointed]] [[line]], also known as "[[curly bracket]]": { or } connecting two or more [[word]]s or lines, which are to be [[consider]]ed together, such as in {{[[role]], [[roll]]}}; in [[music]], used to [[connect]] [[stave]]s. |
| | # A [[pair]], a [[couple]]; originally used of dogs, and later of animals generally and then other things, but rarely human persons. (The plural in this sense is unchanged.) In {{British}} use (as ''plural''), this is a particularly common reference to game birds. | | # A [[pair]], a [[couple]]; originally used of dogs, and later of animals generally and then other things, but rarely human persons. (The plural in this sense is unchanged.) In {{British}} use (as ''plural''), this is a particularly common reference to game birds. |
| | #* '''1610''', ''[[s:The Tempest|The Tempest]]'', by [[w:William Shakespeare|Shakespeare]], act 5 scene 1 | | #* '''1610''', ''[[s:The Tempest|The Tempest]]'', by [[w:William Shakespeare|Shakespeare]], act 5 scene 1 |
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| | # (usually plural) A system of wires, brackets, and elastic bands used to correct crooked teeth or to reduce overbite. | | # (usually plural) A system of wires, brackets, and elastic bands used to correct crooked teeth or to reduce overbite. |
| | # {{soccer}} Two [[goal]]s [[score]]d by one player in a game. | | # {{soccer}} Two [[goal]]s [[score]]d by one player in a game. |
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| | + | ====Synonyms==== |
| | + | *{{sense|measure of length representing a person's outstretched arms}} [[fathom]] |
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| | ====Translations==== | | ====Translations==== |
| | + | {{trans-top|measure of length representing a person's outstretched arms}} |
| | + | *French : {{t+|fr|toise|f}} |
| | + | {{trans-mid}} |
| | + | {{trans-bottom}} |
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| | {{trans-top|that which holds tightly}} | | {{trans-top|that which holds tightly}} |
| | * Bulgarian: {{t+|bg|скоба|f}}, {{t+|bg|свръзка|f}} | | * Bulgarian: {{t+|bg|скоба|f}}, {{t+|bg|свръзка|f}} |
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| | {{trans-bottom}} | | {{trans-bottom}} |
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| − | {{trans-top|vertical curved line (curly bracket)}} | + | {{trans-top|curved, pointed typographic line}} |
| | * Bulgarian: {{t-|bg|голяма скоба}} | | * Bulgarian: {{t-|bg|голяма скоба}} |
| | * Czech: {{t-|cs|složená závorka|f}} | | * Czech: {{t-|cs|složená závorka|f}} |
| | * Finnish: {{t+|fi|aaltosulje}} | | * Finnish: {{t+|fi|aaltosulje}} |
| − | * German: {{t-|de|geschweifte Klammer|f}} | + | *French : {{t+|fr|accolade|f}} |
| | {{trans-mid}} | | {{trans-mid}} |
| | + | * German: {{t-|de|geschweifte Klammer|f}} |
| | * Greek: {{t+|el|άγκιστρο|n|tr=ágkistro}} | | * Greek: {{t+|el|άγκιστρο|n|tr=ágkistro}} |
| | * Italian: {{t-|it|graffa}} | | * Italian: {{t-|it|graffa}} |
| | * Portuguese: {{t+|pt|chave|f}} | | * Portuguese: {{t+|pt|chave|f}} |
| | + | {{trans-bottom}} |
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| | + | {{trans-top|structural piece used for support, often diagonal}} |
| | + | *French : {{t+|fr|fiche|f}} |
| | + | {{trans-mid}} |
| | {{trans-bottom}} | | {{trans-bottom}} |
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