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Brummophile
I was very interested to read in Astonite's opening post in his thread “No longer available? Or are they?” the word "bracers". Because it's used in a paragraph about things which he thinks are no longer available, I imagine he's referring to the two strips of elasticised material, leather or similar material which are used to support trousers. I used the same word for about 55 years. Then, about six years ago, I discovered by chance, that the word is "braces". I’ve spent the last 20 minutes checking seven dictionaries and not one tells me that “bracers” are used to hold up trousers. What do you call them; bracers or braces?