Definition of bracing

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

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Osculant :: Osculant (a.) Adhering closely; embracing; -- applied to certain creeping animals, as caterpillars..
Brassica :: Brassica (n.) A genus of plants embracing several species and varieties differing much in appearance and qualities: such as the common cabbage (B. oleracea), broccoli, cauliflowers, etc.; the wild turnip (B. campestris); the common turnip (B. rapa); the rape or coleseed (B. napus), etc..
Lamellirostres :: Lamellirostres (n. pl.) A group of birds embracing the Anseres and flamingoes, in which the bill is lamellate..
Seventh :: Seventh (n.) An interval embracing seven diatonic degrees of the scale.
Bracing :: Bracing (a.) Imparting strength or tone; strengthening; invigorating; as, a bracing north wind..
Micronesian :: Micronesian (a.) Of or pertaining to Micronesia, a collective designation of the islands in the western part of the Pacific Ocean, embracing the Marshall and Gilbert groups, the Ladrones, the Carolines, etc..
Sixth :: Sixth (n.) The interval embracing six diatonic degrees of the scale.
Bridgeing :: Bridgeing (n.) The system of bracing used between floor or other timbers to distribute the weight.
Pteridophyta :: Pteridophyta (n. pl.) A class of flowerless plants, embracing ferns, horsetails, club mosses, quillworts, and other like plants. See the Note under Cryptogamia..
Clinch :: Clinch (v. t.) To hold firmly; to hold fast by grasping or embracing tightly.
Basset Horn :: Basset horn (a.) An instrument blown with a reed, and resembling a clarinet, but of much greater compass, embracing nearly four octaves..
Circumflex :: Circumflex (n.) A wave of the voice embracing both a rise and fall or a fall and a rise on the same a syllable.
Cling :: Cling (v. i.) To adhere closely; to stick; to hold fast, especially by twining round or embracing; as, the tendril of a vine clings to its support; -- usually followed by to or together..
Twining :: Twining (a.) Winding around something; twisting; embracing; climbing by winding about a support; as, the hop is a twinning plant..
Chapel :: Chapel (v. t.) To cause (a ship taken aback in a light breeze) so to turn or make a circuit as to recover, without bracing the yards, the same tack on which she had been sailing..
Fifth :: Fifth (n.) The interval of three tones and a semitone, embracing five diatonic degrees of the scale; the dominant of any key..
Fourth :: Fourth (n.) The interval of two tones and a semitone, embracing four diatonic degrees of the scale; the subdominant of any key..
Clipping :: Clipping (n.) The act of embracing.
Caress :: Caress (n.) An act of endearment; any act or expression of affection; an embracing, or touching, with tenderness..
Amplexicaul :: Amplexicaul (a.) Clasping or embracing a stem, as the base of some leaves..
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