Hypertext Webster Gateway: "unbrace"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Unbrace \Un*brace"\, v. t. [1st pref. un- + brace.]
To free from tension; to relax; to loose; as, to unbrace a
drum; to unbrace the nerves. --Spenser.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
unbrace
v 1: undo the ties of; "They untied the prisoner" [syn: {untie},
{unlace}] [ant: {tie}]
2: remove from tension
3: remove a brace or braces from
4: remove a brace or braces form
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