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.