bracket

Definitions

1. 1.(Engin. & Mech.) A piece or combination of pieces, usually triangular in general shape, projecting from, or fastened to, a wall, or other surface, to support heavy bodies or to strengthen angles.
2. 2.(Naut.) A shot, crooked timber, resembling a knee, used as a support.
3. 3.(Mil.) The cheek or side of an ordnance carriage.
4. 4.(Print.) One of two characters [], used to inclose a reference, explanation, or note, or a part to be excluded from a sentence, to indicate an interpolation, to rectify a mistake, or to supply an omission, and for certain other purposes; -- called also crotchet.
5. 5.A gas fixture or lamp holder projecting from the face of a wall, column, or the like. Bracket light, a gas fixture or a lamp attached to a wall, column, etc.
6. 6.To place within brackets; to connect by brackets; to furnish with brackets.

Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).

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• What is a piece or combination of pieces, usually triangular in general shape, projecting from, or fastened to, a wall, or other surface, to support heavy bodies or to strengthen angles called?
• What is a shot, crooked timber, resembling a knee, used as a support called?
• What is the cheek or side of an ordnance carriage called?
• What is a gas fixture or lamp holder projecting from the face of a wall, column, or the like. Bracket light, a gas fixture or a lamp attached to a wall, column, etc called?
• What is to place within brackets; to connect by brackets; to furnish with brackets called?