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Definition of stiffen
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Stiffen
(v. t.) To
inspissate;
to make more thick or
viscous;
as, to
stiffen
paste..
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Stiffen
::
Stiffen
(v. t.) To make
stiff;
to make less
pliant
or
flexible;
as, to
stiffen
cloth with
starch..
Pier
::
Pier (n.) Any
additional
or
auxiliary
mass of
masonry
used to
stiffen
a wall. See
Buttress.
Stay
::
Stay (n.) A
corset
stiffened
with
whalebone
or other
material,
worn by
women,
and
rarely
by men..
Gum
::
Gum (v. t.) To smear with gum; to close with gum; to unite or
stiffen
by gum or a
gumlike
substance;
to make
sticky
with a
gumlike
substance.
Immobilize
::
Immobilize
(v. t.) To make
immovable;
in
surgery,
to make
immovable
(a
naturally
mobile
part, as a
joint)
by the use of
splints,
or
stiffened
bandages..
Buckram
::
Buckram
(n.) A
coarse
cloth of linen or hemp,
stiffened
with size or glue, used in
garments
to keep them in the form
intended,
and for
wrappers
to cover
merchandise..
Jelly
::
"Jelly
(n.)
Anything
brought
to a
gelatinous
condition;
a
viscous,
translucent
substance
in a
condition
between
liquid
and
solid;
a
stiffened
solution
of
gelatin,
gum, or the
like..
Stiffening
::
Stiffened
(imp. & p. p.) of
Stiffe.
Dwang
::
Dwang (n.) A piece of wood set
between
two
studs,
posts,
etc., to
stiffen
and
support
them..
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..
Stayed
::
Stay (n.)
Strictly,
a part in
tension
to hold the parts
together,
or
stiffen
them..
Osmund
::
Osmund
(n.) A fern of the genus
Osmunda,
or
flowering
fern. The most
remarkable
species
is the
osmund
royal,
or royal fern
(Osmunda
regalis),
which grows in wet or boggy
places,
and has large
bipinnate
fronds,
often with a
panicle
of
capsules
at the top. The
rootstock
contains
much
starch,
and has been used in
stiffening
linen..
Starched
::
Starched
(a.)
Stiffened
with
starch.
Backsaw
::
Backsaw
(n.) A saw (as a tenon saw) whose blade is
stiffened
by an added
metallic
back.
Sago
::
Sago (n.) A dry
granulated
starch
imported
from the East
Indies,
much used for
making
puddings
and as an
article
of diet for the sick; also, as
starch,
for
stiffening
textile
fabrics.
It is
prepared
from the stems of
several
East
Indian
and
Malayan
palm
trees,
but
chiefly
from the
Metroxylon
Sagu; also from
several
cycadaceous
plants
(Cycas
revoluta,
Zamia
integrifolia,
etc.)..
Stiffen
::
Stiffening
(p. pr. & vb. n.) of
Stiffe.
Tag
::
Tag (n.) A
metallic
binding,
tube, or
point,
at the end of a
string,
or lace, to
stiffen
it..
Stiffening
::
Stiffener
(n.) One who, or that
which,
stiffens
anything,
as a piece of stiff cloth in a
cravat..
Clearstarch
::
Clearstarch
(v. t.) To
stiffen
with
starch,
and then make clear by
clapping
with the
hands;
as, to
clearstarch
muslin..
Wigan
::
Wigan (n.) A kind of
canvaslike
cotton
fabric,
used to
stiffen
and
protect
the lower part of
trousers
and of the
skirts
of
women's
dresses,
etc.; -- so
called
from
Wigan,
the name of a town in
Lancashire,
England..
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