Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- adj. Invigorating or refreshing; strengthening: a bracing tonic.
- n. A support; a brace.
- n. Braces considered as a group.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. The act of one that braces, or the state of being braced.
- n. In engineering, a system of braces: as, the bracing of a truss.
- Having the quality of giving strength or tone; invigorating: as, a bracing air.
Wiktionary
- v. present participle of brace.
- adj. invigorating or stimulating
- n. a brace
- n. US a form of military attention stance
GNU Webster's 1913
- adj. Imparting strength or tone; strengthening; invigorating.
- n. The act of strengthening, supporting, or propping, with a brace or braces; the state of being braced.
- n. (Engin.) Any system of braces; braces, collectively.
WordNet 3.0
- n. a structural member used to stiffen a framework
- adj. imparting vitality and energy
Examples
“So the 'result' of having canines that function in bracing may be a by-product that peccaries have used to their advantage.”
Why putting your hand in a peccary’s mouth is a really bad idea
“Perhaps most bracing is the open struggle its hero wages against his own well-earned cynicism.”
“As I'm going over I get a glance at DeJong, high-bracing from the bow, but he knows the goose is cooked.”
“Undeniably there’s a certain bracing appeal there, but isn’t that basically Ron Paul’s platform?”
“Richard Riley: Undeniably there’s a certain bracing appeal there, but isn’t that basically Ron Paul’s platform?”
“Short term bracing with a sling, rest, ice, anti-inflammatories and physiotherapy are usually all that’s necessary.”
“The other is what historians call the bracing “jeremiad” tradition of harsh warnings that reveal a faith that America can be better than it is.”
“It is not exactly what you would call bracing to-night, even," said”
“This is most commonly referred to as bracing and should be performed during any type of lifting.”
“The bracing is a traditional, minimalist ukulele type which is perfectly adequate to support the light weight, type of string tension and produce a small but rich tone.”
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These user-created lists contain the word ‘bracing’.
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allover
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Luthier's Craft
Parts of stringed instruments, especially guitars
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Tweets
Looking for tweets for bracing.
sionnach "How do you like bracing?"
oh, never mind ... Nov 15, 2007
skipvia Strips of carved wood glued to the inside face or back of a stringed instrument's sound board that both strengthen the sound board and allow it to vibrate to create a pleasing tone. Too little bracing will cause the soundboard to warp or break; too much bracing will create a dull tone. Nov 15, 2007