Definition of bracing

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Bracing (n.) Any system of braces; braces, collectively; as, the bracing of a truss..

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Pantheology :: Pantheology (n.) A system of theology embracing all religions; a complete system of theology.
Encyclopedical :: Encyclopedical (a.) Pertaining to, or of the nature of, an encyclopedia; embracing a wide range of subjects..
Encyclopedian :: Encyclopedian (a.) Embracing the whole circle of learning, or a wide range of subjects..
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..
Bracing :: Bracing (n.) The act of strengthening, supporting, or propping, with a brace or braces; the state of being braced..
Caress :: Caress (n.) An act of endearment; any act or expression of affection; an embracing, or touching, with tenderness..
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..
Bridgeing :: Bridgeing (n.) The system of bracing used between floor or other timbers to distribute the weight.
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.
Limicolae :: Limicolae (n. pl.) A group of shore birds, embracing the plovers, sandpipers, snipe, curlew, etc. ; the Grallae..
Amphibole :: Amphibole (n.) A common mineral embracing many varieties varying in color and in composition. It occurs in monoclinic crystals; also massive, generally with fibrous or columnar structure. The color varies from white to gray, green, brown, and black. It is a silicate of magnesium and calcium, with usually aluminium and iron. Some common varieties are tremolite, actinolite, asbestus, edenite, hornblende (the last name being also used as a general term for the whole species). Amphibole is a constit
Oxbow :: Oxbow (n.) A frame of wood, bent into the shape of the letter U, and embracing an ox's neck as a kind of collar, the upper ends passing through the bar of the yoke; also, anything so shaped, as a bend in a river..
Bracing :: Bracing (a.) Imparting strength or tone; strengthening; invigorating; as, a bracing north wind..
Quick :: Quick (superl.) Fresh; bracing; sharp; keen.
Grasp :: Grasp (v. t.) To seize and hold by clasping or embracing with the fingers or arms; to catch to take possession of.
Literature :: Literature (n.) The collective body of literary productions, embracing the entire results of knowledge and fancy preserved in writing; also, the whole body of literary productions or writings upon a given subject, or in reference to a particular science or branch of knowledge, or of a given country or period; as, the literature of Biblical criticism; the literature of chemistry..
Amplexicaul :: Amplexicaul (a.) Clasping or embracing a stem, as the base of some leaves..
Swarm :: Swarm (v. i.) To climb a tree, pole, or the like, by embracing it with the arms and legs alternately. See Shin..
Clinch :: Clinch (v. t.) To hold firmly; to hold fast by grasping or embracing tightly.
Shire :: Shire (n.) A division of a State, embracing several contiguous townships; a county..
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