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.