Word: forebraces
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: fore
bra
ces
Definition: Plural of forebrace. A rope applied to the fore yardarm, to change the position of the foresail.
Morphemes:
Affix: fore-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Positioned at or near the front
Affix: brace
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A rope reeved through a block at the end of a yard, by which the yard is moved horizontally; also, a rudder gudgeon.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: brace
Language: fro
Decoded: brace
Meaning: arm
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form many pluralia tantum (nouns that are almost or entirely without singular forms).