different between bracer vs brayer

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.

English

Etymology

bray +? -er

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -e??(r)

Noun

brayer (plural brayers)

1. (printing) A hand printing tool, in the US often a roller, used to spread a thin even layer of ink. Early brayers, consisting of a vertical cylinder with a single handle, were designed to break up thick inks before spreading.
2. One who brays, or makes the sound of a donkey.

   • Sound forth my Brayers, and the welkin rend

Anagrams

• Yarber, ebrary

French

Etymology

From Old French, from Old Norse bræða (“melt; make oil, tar, pitch”).

Verb

brayer

1. To coat with pitch

Conjugation

This is a regular -er verb as far as pronunciation is concerned, but as with other verbs in -ayer (such as payer and essayer, the <y> of its stem may optionally be written as <i> when it precedes a silent <e> (compare verbs in -eyer, which never have this spelling change, and verbs in -oyer and -uyer, which always have it; verbs in -ayer belong to either group, according to the writer's preference).

Noun

brayer m (plural brayers)

1. (surgery) truss