Strut vs Bracer - What's the difference?
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To swell; protuberate; bulge or spread out.
* Dryden
(originally said of fowl) To stand or walk stiffly, with the tail erect and spread out.
To walk proudly or haughtily.
* Shakespeare
(obsolete) To cause to swell; enlarge; give more importance to.
To protrude; cause to bulge.
(construction) To brace or support by a strut ot struts; hold in place or strengthen by an upright, diagonal, or transverse support.
That which braces, binds, or makes firm; a band or bandage.
(archery) A covering to protect the arm of the bowman from the vibration of the string.
* 1786 , Francis Grose, A Treatise on Ancient Armour and Weapons , page 34:
Armor for the forearm; a brassart.
A medicine, as an astringent or a tonic, which gives tension or tone to any part of the body.
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As nouns the difference between strut and bracer
is that strut is a proud step or walk, with the head erect; affected dignity in walking while bracer is that which braces, binds, or makes firm; a band or bandage.As a verb strut
is to swell; protuberate; bulge or spread out.As an adjective strut
is swelling out; protuberant; bulging.strut
English
Etymology 1
From (etyl) (m), (m), from (etyl) , now in Alemannic)Alternative forms
* (l), (l) (dialectal)Verb
(en-verb)- The bellying canvas strutted with the gale.
- He strutted about the yard, thinking himself master of all he surveyed.
- Does he not hold up his head, and strut in his gait?
Synonyms
* (To walk proudly or haughtily) swaggerDerived terms
* bestrut * strut one's stuffEtymology 2
From (etyl) (m), (m), (m), from (m), . See above.Etymology 3
From a contraction of strutted.Etymology 4
Origin obscure, but apparently related to (m) above. Cognate with (etyl) .Verb
(en-verb)Anagrams
* (l), (l) ----bracer
English
Noun
(en noun)- To prevent the bow string from hanging on the left arm, it is covered with a piece of smooth leather, fastened on the outside of the arm, this is called a bracer .