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Brace(s)

(1) A timber used to strengthen the rigidity of a mill frame, e.g. ties, triangulating beams. (2) The diagonal support(s) of a smock or tower mill gallery. (3) On tailpole winded tower or smock mill caps, the inner (or short brace) and outer (long brace) upright supports of the cap-mounted tail pole.