Bracing

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language

·p.pr. & ·vb.n. of Brace.

II. Bracing ·noun Any system of braces; braces, collectively; as, the bracing of a truss.

III. Bracing ·adj Imparting strength or tone; strengthening; invigorating; as, a bracing north wind.

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