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ÂÂCaptain Jax waited until he was sure the worst was over before instructing the muscles in his body to unbrace themselves from his seat, and it took some time before those muscles began to obey.

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By its minute glow, she located the nightrobe the Prince had included in her luggage, an amazing confection of gauze and lace, and went to unbrace the chair from the door.

The Silent Tower Hambly, Barbara 1986

Together all set their sheets, and all at once slacken their canvas to left and again to right; together they brace and unbrace the yard-arms aloft; prosperous gales waft the fleet along.

The Aeneid of Virgil 70 BC-19 BC Virgil

Edwin, sunk in weariness, said little in opposition; and having suffered Monteith to take away his sword and to unbrace his plated vest, dropped at once on the straw in a profound sleep.

The Scottish Chiefs 1875

But its touch may unbrace not the strengths of the seven

A Midsummer Holiday and Other Poems Algernon Charles Swinburne 1873

Then Theodoric sat down and began to unbrace his adversary's armour; and while he was doing this, Queen Chriemhild came into the hall with a blazing torch, which she thrust into the mouth of one after another of the prostrate warriors, her brothers, to see if they were already dead, and to slay them if they were still living.

Theodoric the Goth Barbarian Champion of Civilisation Thomas Hodgkin 1872

Slice brawn, spoil a hen, unbrace a mallard, untache a curlew, border a pasty, thigh small birds, splat a pike, fin a chub, barb a lobster

Early English Meals and Manners Frederick James Furnivall 1867

Let people say what they please of the fine bracing weather of a cold climate, I have never seen any truth-speaking persons who, on coming fairly to the trial, did not complain of a cold frosty morning as a very great nuisance, or who did not cling eagerly to the fire to unbrace themselves again.

The Lieutenant and Commander Hall, Basil, 1788-1844 1862

Gather those broad leaves, and all the rest, growing under the brushwood; unbrace his armour.

Imaginary Conversations and Poems A Selection Walter Savage Landor 1819

Edwin, sunk in weariness, said little in opposition; and having suffered Monteith to take away his sword and to unbrace his plated vest, dropped at once on the straw in a profound sleep.

The Scottish Chiefs Jane Porter 1813