BRACING

a. n.

3 definitions — Webster’s Dictionary (1828)


1.
a.

Imparting strength or tone; strengthening; invigorating; as, a bracing north wind.

2.
n.

The act of strengthening, supporting, or propping, with a brace or braces; the state of being braced.

3.
n.

Any system of braces; braces, collectively; as, the bracing of a truss.


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