01 a. Imparting strength or tone; strengthening; invigorating; as, a bracing north wind.
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Imparting strength or tone; strengthening; invigorating; as, a bracing north wind.
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Webster, 1913
Bracing
02 n. The act of strengthening, supporting, or propping, with a brace or braces; the state of being braced.
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The act of strengthening, supporting, or propping, with a brace or braces; the state of being braced.
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Any system of braces; braces, collectively; as, the bracing of a truss.(Engin.)