braces

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a pair of narrow straps that stretch from the front of the trousers over your shoulders to the back to hold them up:

a pair of braces

He'd lost so much weight, he had to wear braces to keep his trousers up.

Today, the actor is wearing a sharply pressed, pale blue shirt and a pair of braces.

My grandad always used to wear a pair of braces.

Here he is in this photo standing in his garden, his tweed trousers firmly fastened to a pair of braces.

supports that are fastened to the legs of people who have difficulties with walking:

The photos don't show the heavy steel braces that meant he could walk despite this condition.

He learned to walk assisted by braces and therapeutic shoes.

As a child, she had to wear braces and corrective shoes.

She initially used a wheelchair and later wore leg braces.

He made good progress and within six months, was walking short distances with leg braces.

a set of wires attached to a person’s teeth to move them gradually in order to straighten them

esp. Br Braces are also suspenders.