bracket
1. brack.et \'brak-*t\ n [MF braguette codpiece, fr. dim. of brague
breeches, fr. OProv b]raga, fr. L braca, fr. Gaulish bra-ca, of Gmc origin;
akin to OHG bruoh breeches - more at BREECH 1: an overhanging member that
projects from a structure (as a wall) and is usu. designed to support a
vertical load or to strengthen an angle 2a: a short wall shelf 2b: a
fixture projecting from a wall or column (as for holding a lamp) 3a: one
of a pair of marks [] used in writing and printing to enclose m atter or in
mathematics and logic as signs of aggregation - called also square bracket
3b: one of the pair of marks {} used to enclose matter - called also angle
bracket 3c: PARENTHESIS 3d: BRACE 4: a pair of shots fired to determine
the exact distance from gun to target 5: a section of a continuously
numbered or graded series; esp : one of a graded series of income groups
2. bracket vt 1a: to place within or as if within brackets 1b: SEPARATE
2: to furnish or fasten with brackets 3a: ASSOCIATE 3b: CLASSIFY, GROUP
4: to fire a bracket on (as a target)