different between stanchion vs bracer

English

Etymology

From Old French estanson, estanchon, (Modern French étançon), from estance (“a stay, a prop”), from Latin stans (“standing”), present participle of st?.

Pronunciation

• enPR: st?n?sh?n, IPA^(key): /?stæn??n/ or
• (Can we verify⁽⁺⁾ this pronunciation?) enPR: stän?sh?n, IPA^(key): /?st??n??n/

Noun

stanchion (plural stanchions)

1. A vertical pole, post, or support.
   • 1938, Xavier Herbert, Capricornia, New York: D. Appleton-Century, 1943, Chapter IX, p. 149, [1]

     The train began to move. Lace walked with it, holding a stanchion.

   • 2013, J. M. Coetzee, The Childhood of Jesus. Melbourne, Australia: The Text Publishing Company. chapter 27. p. 268.

     He staggers against a stanchion, trips over a rope, and tumbles into the space between the quay and the steel plates of the freighter.

2. A framework of such posts, used to secure or confine cattle.

Derived terms

• barrack stanchion

Translations

Verb

stanchion (third-person singular simple present stanchions, present participle stanchioning, simple past and past participle stanchioned)

1. To erect stanchions, or equip something with stanchions.
2. To confine by means of stanchions, typically used for cattle.

References

• stanchion in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.

English

Etymology

From Middle English bracer, from Old French braceure; equivalent to brace +? -er.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?b?e?s?/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /?b?e?s?/
• Rhymes: -e?s?(?)

Noun

bracer (plural bracers)

1. That which braces, binds, or makes firm; a band or bandage.
2. (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:

     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.

3. Armor for the forearm; a brassard.
4. A medicine, as an astringent or a tonic, which gives tension or tone to any part of the body.

Anagrams

• craber

Middle English

Alternative forms

• braser, brasur, brasoure, brassure

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French braceure; equivalent to brace +? -er.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?bra?s??r(?)/, /?bra?s?r(?)/

Noun

bracer (plural bracers)

1. Armour for the arm; a brassard.
2. (rare) A protective sleeve or guard for the forearm.
3. (rare) An armband.

Descendants

• English: bracer

References

• “br?c?r, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-08-11.

Old French

Verb

bracer

1. Alternative form of bracier

Conjugation

This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -er. The forms that would normally end in *-c, *-cs, *-ct are modified to z, z, zt. In addition, c becomes ç before an a, o or u to keep the /ts/ sound intact. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.