A brace of Colt's revolvers swung from his belt, the tatters of his blood-stained garments hung about him.

You take all bothers from me, and send me out in the morning, braced for another watch in the pilot-house.

For a moment or two each in turn, supported by one foot with body braced against the rock, grasped the knob and vanished round the corner.

Braced on his legs, his two feet solidly planted, this Hanniston man felt ready for any shock that Dave Darrin could bring against him.

The next two years were spent with maiden aunts at Elgin, where she enjoyed a liberty which was bracing to both mind and body.

It seemed to be braced in such a manner that he could make no impression on the planks.

When "maintopsail haul!" was given through the trumpet, he pulled at this brace with such heartiness and good will, that he flattered himself he would gain the approval of the grim captain himself; but something happened to be in the way aloft, when the yards swung round, and a little confusion ensued.

"I wonder," he muttered, as he lay with his back braced against a tree and stared at the bulge in his slicker, "I wonder if I ought to use all them sticks at once.

Splicing the main brace at such times, is the very quintessence of human enjoyments.

Huddled together, shoulder to shoulder, the backs bracing from behind, the crimson-clad youths awaited the next charge.

He was mentally braced for devilment, but his arch-enemy, Fay, was not in sight.

In the Desert 100° in the shade is rather bracing than otherwise; here, 90° renders all exercise, more severe than smoking a pipe, impossible.

'That ain't nuthin',' says he, 'I had my foot braced over ag'in that other seat, an' somebody fell back on my leg, an' I guess the knee is out o' j'int.

" When D'ri was very positive, his words were well braced with negatives.

"Heave up the anchor, brace around the yards, for we've got a good wind, a free course and a fair sky!"

Great province this, only 150 miles from Manila with air as bracing as Adirondacks or Murray Bay.

[Footnote 40: "A vessel will lie" (at Mokha) "with a whole chain on end, topgallant masts struck, and yards braced by, without being able to communicate with the shore; while at the same time in Aden harbour she will lie within a few yards of the shore, in perfectly smooth water, with the bight of her chain cable scarcely taught.

At the word "heave" the Trojans braced like oxen against the expected jerk; but none came, and they relaxed a little, feeling that they had been fooled.

A belt of wampum was braced round his loin-cloth, and a dozen scalp-locks fluttered out as he moved from the fringe of his leggings.

Then I got over on my shoulder 'n' braced on the sides o' the box, back 'g'in' one side 'n' knees 'g'in' t'other.

Among the picture post-cards then on sale was one of Marianne, who is France, bound for the front in an aeroplane with a crowing French cock sitting on the brace above her.