suture. ( 1 in surgery) a thread or wire used to join together a wound. ( 2 in surgery) the seam found after stitching two parts together. 3  an immovable joint between the bones of the skull. ( in plants) the line of fusion between two carpels.
For other uses, see ( ) (disambiguation). A bracket is a tall punctuation mark typically used in matched pairs within text, to set apart or interject other text. The matched pair may be described as opening and closing, or left and right symbols.
âº a word written in brackets after a word that you have copied to show that you know it has been spelled or used wrongly: The notice outside the office said Closed on Wedensday (sic). Thesaurus: synonyms and related words. Publishing abbreviations. 7/7.