1. (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Brace.

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

3. (n.) The act of strengthening, supporting, or propping, with a brace or braces; the state of being braced.

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

activating analeptic animating animative bearing beneficial benign bolstering brisk burdened buttressing carrying cheering chill chilly constitutional cool coolish cordial corroborant crisp crispy energizing enlivening exhilarating exhilarative fortifying fresh good good for health-enhancing health-preserving healthful healthy holding hygeian hygienic invigorating invigorative maintaining propping quickening refreshful refreshing regaling restorative reviving roborant rousing salubrious salutary sanitary shoring stimulating stimulative strengthening supporting supportive suspensory sustaining sustentative temperate tonic upholding viable vitalizing wholesome zestful zesty