Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary · 1913

Bracing

Bracing ({not transcribed}) , adjective

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

Bracing ({not transcribed}) , noun

1.
The act of strengthening, supporting, or propping, with a brace or braces; the state of being braced.
2.
(Engineering) Any system of braces; braces, collectively; as, the bracing of a truss.