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Bristle :: Bristle (n.) A short, stiff, coarse hair, as on the back of swine..

Anchylose :: Anchylose (v. t. & i.) To affect or be affected with anchylosis; to unite or consolidate so as to make a stiff joint; to grow together into one.

Hem :: Hem (n.) A border made on sheet-metal ware by doubling over the edge of the sheet, to stiffen it and remove the sharp edge..

Buckram :: Buckram (a.) Stiff; precise.

Tentaculum :: Tentaculum (n.) One of the stiff hairs situated about the mouth, or on the face, of many animals, and supposed to be tactile organs; a tactile hair..

Stiffening :: Stiffened (imp. & p. p.) of Stiffe.

Bloodhound :: Bloodhound (n.) A breed of large and powerful dogs, with long, smooth, and pendulous ears, and remarkable for acuteness of smell. It is employed to recover game or prey which has escaped wounded from a hunter, and for tracking criminals. Formerly it was used for pursuing runaway slaves. Other varieties of dog are often used for the same purpose and go by the same name. The Cuban bloodhound is said to be a variety of the mastiff..

Pokerish :: Pokerish (a.) Stiff like a poker.

Restiff :: Restiff (n.) A restive or stubborn horse.

Star-chamber :: Starch (v. t.) To stiffen with starch.

Stiff :: Stiff (superl.) Firm; strong; violent; difficult to oppose; as, a stiff gale or breeze..

Sillabub :: Sillabub (n.) A dish made by mixing wine or cider with milk, and thus forming a soft curd; also, sweetened cream, flavored with wine and beaten to a stiff froth..

Stiff :: Stiff (superl.) Not natural and easy; formal; constrained; affected; starched; as, stiff behavior; a stiff style..

Beetle :: Beetle (v. t.) Any insect of the order Coleoptera, having four wings, the outer pair being stiff cases for covering the others when they are folded up. See Coleoptera..

Bent :: Bent (n.) A reedlike grass; a stalk of stiff, coarse grass..

Scratchbrush :: Scratchbrush (n.) A stiff wire brush for cleaning iron castings and other metal.

Stiffen :: Stiffen (v. t.) To inspissate; to make more thick or viscous; as, to stiffen paste..

Tensive :: Tensive (a.) Giving the sensation of tension, stiffness, or contraction..

Beard :: Beard (n.) Long or stiff hairs on a plant; the awn; as, the beard of grain..

Rigidly :: Rigidly (v.) In a rigid manner; stiffly.

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