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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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..
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..
Bracing :: Bracing (n.) Any system of braces; braces, collectively; as, the bracing of a truss..
Shin :: Shin (v. i.) To climb a mast, tree, rope, or the like, by embracing it alternately with the arms and legs, without help of steps, spurs, or the like; -- used with up; as, to shin up a mast..
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
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..
Clinch :: Clinch (v. t.) To hold firmly; to hold fast by grasping or embracing tightly.
Pale :: Pale (n.) A shore for bracing a timber before it is fastened.
Monandria :: Monandria (n. pl.) A Linnaean class of plants embracing those having but a single stamen.
Swarm :: Swarm (v. i.) To climb a tree, pole, or the like, by embracing it with the arms and legs alternately. See Shin..
Bracing :: Bracing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Brac.
Pantheology :: Pantheology (n.) A system of theology embracing all religions; a complete system of theology.
Cling :: Cling (v. t.) To cause to adhere to, especially by twining round or embracing..
Enaliosauria :: Enaliosauria (n. pl.) An extinct group of marine reptiles, embracing both the Ichthyosauria and the Plesiosauria, now regarded as distinct orders..
Omnicorporeal :: Omnicorporeal (a.) Comprehending or including all bodies; embracing all substance.
Bridgeing :: Bridgeing (n.) The system of bracing used between floor or other timbers to distribute the weight.
Amplexicaul :: Amplexicaul (a.) Clasping or embracing a stem, as the base of some leaves..
Grasp :: Grasp (v. t.) To seize and hold by clasping or embracing with the fingers or arms; to catch to take possession of.
Osculant :: Osculant (a.) Adhering closely; embracing; -- applied to certain creeping animals, as caterpillars..
Embracing :: Embracing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Embrac.
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