n.
Pronunciation: ' bra-k ə t
Function: noun
Etymology: perhaps from Middle French braguette codpiece, from diminutive of brague breeches, from Old Occitan braga, from Latin braca, of Celtic origin ― more at BREECH
Date: 1580
1 : an overhanging member that projects from a structure (as a wall) and is usually designed to support a vertical load or to strengthen an angle
2 : a fixture (as for holding a lamp) projecting from a wall or column
3 a : one of a pair of marks [ ] used in writing and printing to enclose matter or in mathematics and logic as signs of aggregation ― called also square bracket b : one of the pair of marks [ ] used to enclose matter ― called also angle bracket c : PARENTHESIS 3 d : BRACE 5B
4 : a section of a continuously numbered or graded series (as age ranges or income levels)