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Brace (grouping)
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A brace of something is a way of defining the quantity as two, much like a dozen defines it as twelve or a score defines it as twenty.
Thus it is similar the use of the word couple in although more specific. 'Couple' might sometimes be used to mean 'few'.
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The term comes from Middle English via the Old French for the (upper) arms, cf embrace.
A brace has the shape of this: { } It is one of the grouping symbols used in math.
Typically it is used as a method of counting in hunting, such as a brace of Pheasant or Rabbit.
In the United Kingdom, it is often used in media reporting of football matches to describe a player having scored two goals (see also hat-trick).
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