What is "braises"

Usage examples of "braises".

He began to strip off various garments, and display braises of many sizes and shapes.

Fatty spent a wonderful five minutes showing all his braises, one after another, especially the one shaped like a dog's head.

There were braises on his face and throat and he had some difficulty in speaking.

He was sitting on a stump, bare to the waist, with faint purpling braises on his ribs.