braving

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Brave \Brave\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Braved}; p. pr. & vb. n.
   {Braving}.]
   1. To encounter with courage and fortitude; to set at
      defiance; to defy; to dare.
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            These I can brave, but those I can not bear.
                                                  --Dryden.
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   2. To adorn; to make fine or showy. [Obs.]
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            Thou [a tailor whom Grunio was browbeating] hast
            braved meny men; brave not me; I'll neither be faced
            or braved.                            --Shak.
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from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Braving \Brav"ing\, n.
   A bravado; a boast.
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         With so proud a strain
         Of threats and bravings.                 --Chapman.
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