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Braces
Braces can mean any of the following:
- Dental braces are devices fitted to the teeth to straighten them.
- In British English, straps for holding up trousers. (in American English: "suspenders" for holding up "pants"). Typically worn by older males, whose waistline is no longer suitable for the use of a belt.
- Leg braces are devices used to keep weak diseased legs from collapsing under their owner's weight. Polio left many children needing such devices.
- Another name for the "{" and "}" symbols. See Bracket.
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