Orders were instantly given to brace round the yards, so as to box the ship off.

At length he gave the order to brace round the yards, and the ship once more gathered way.

The signal was obeyed by bracing round their yards, and suffering all the canvas to fill.

The head-yards were braced round, the helm put up, and the brig stood boldly into the harbour.

All hands were required for this purpose-thefore-yardshad to be braced round, the after-yardssquared away.

The yards had in the meantime been braced round, and the ship had been standing on her course.

The boat was then hoisted up, and the head yards being braced round, the ship continued her course.

Brace round the yards, Mr Hippesley.

Trying his braces round him, and tearing up those old wet documents, he stepped forth to make money.

'Up with your helm; brace round; haul out your bowlines;

Amid the bustle and exertion of bracing round the yards, the resistance of the pilot produced little or no sensation.

Brace round the after-yards!

Scarcely, however, had the yards been braced round than down came the gale upon us with far greater force than before.

The sails flapped against the masts, the vessel was taken aback, but the yards being braced round she stood on once more.

" Brace round the foreyards-triceup-brailup the after sails!"

A belt of wampum was braced round his loin-cloth, and a dozen scalp-locks fluttered out as he moved from the fringe of his leggings.