left brace
"{". {ASCII} character 123.
Common names: open brace; left brace; left squiggly; left
squiggly bracket/brace; left curly bracket/brace; {ITU-T}:
opening brace. Rare: brace ("}" = unbrace); curly ("}" =
uncurly); leftit ("}" = rytit); left squirrelly; {INTERCAL}:
embrace ("}" = bracelet).
Paired with {right brace} ("}").
(1995-03-16)