Definition of stiff

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Stiff (superl.) Not liquid or fluid; thick and tenacious; inspissated; neither soft nor hard; as, the paste is stiff..

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Hogframe :: Hogframe (n.) A trussed frame extending fore and aft, usually above deck, and intended to increase the longitudinal strength and stiffness. Used chiefly in American river and lake steamers. Called also hogging frame, and hogback..
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..
Pluteus :: Pluteus (n.) The free-swimming larva of sea urchins and ophiurans, having several long stiff processes inclosing calcareous rods..
Bandog :: Bandog (n.) A mastiff or other large and fierce dog, usually kept chained or tied up..
Clearstarch :: Clearstarch (v. t.) To stiffen with starch, and then make clear by clapping with the hands; as, to clearstarch muslin..
Crinkle :: Crinkle (v. i.) To turn or wind; to run in and out in many short bends or turns; to curl; to run in waves; to wrinkle; also, to rustle, as stiff cloth when moved..
Rigor :: Rigor (n.) The becoming stiff or rigid; the state of being rigid; rigidity; stiffness; hardness.
Millinet :: Millinet (n.) A stiff cotton fabric used by milliners for lining bonnets.
Nash :: Nash (a.) Firm; stiff; hard; also, chilly..
Stiffly :: Stiffish (a.) Somewhat stiff.
Rigor :: Rigor (n.) Rigidity; stiffness.
Rigor :: Rigor (n.) Stiffness of opinion or temper; rugged sternness; hardness; relentless severity; hard-heartedness; cruelty.
Stayed :: Stay (n.) Strictly, a part in tension to hold the parts together, or stiffen them..
Starcraft :: Starchy (a.) Consisting of starch; resembling starch; stiff; precise.
Trussing :: Trussing (n.) The art of stiffening or bracing a set of timbers, or the like, by putting in struts, ties, etc., till it has something of the character of a truss..
Stiff-necked :: Stiffly (adv.) In a stiff manner.
Derby :: Derby (n.) A stiff felt hat with a dome-shaped crown.
Rigidulous :: Rigidulous (a.) Somewhat rigid or stiff; as, a rigidulous bristle..
Stiff-tailed :: Stifftail (n.) The ruddy duck.
Setaceous :: Setaceous (a.) Set with, or consisting of, bristles; bristly; as, a stiff, setaceous tail..
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