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Definition of stiffen
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Stiffen
(v. t.) To make
stiff;
to make less
pliant
or
flexible;
as, to
stiffen
cloth with
starch..
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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..
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..
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..
Whalebone
::
Whalebone
(n.) A firm,
elastic
substance
resembling
horn, taken from the upper jaw of the right
whale;
baleen.
It is used as a
stiffening
in
stays,
fans,
screens,
and for
various
other
purposes.
See
Baleen..
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.
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.)..
Opisthotonos
::
Opisthotonos
(n.) A
tetanic
spasm in which the body is bent
backwards
and
stiffened.
Ligature
::
Ligature
(n.) The state of being bound or
stiffened;
stiffness;
as, the
ligature
of a
joint..
Starkly
::
Stark (v. t.) To
stiffen.
Pandiculation
::
Pandiculation
(n.) A
stretching
and
stiffening
of the trunk and
extremities,
as when
fatigued
and
drowsy..
Pier
::
Pier (n.) Any
additional
or
auxiliary
mass of
masonry
used to
stiffen
a wall. See
Buttress.
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..
Starch
::
Starch
(n.) A
widely
diffused
vegetable
substance
found
especially
in
seeds,
bulbs,
and
tubers,
and
extracted
(as from
potatoes,
corn, rice, etc.) as a
white,
glistening,
granular
or
powdery
substance,
without
taste or
smell,
and
giving
a very
peculiar
creaking
sound when
rubbed
between
the
fingers.
It is used as a food, in the
production
of
commercial
grape
sugar,
for
stiffening
linen in
laundries,
in
making
paste,
etc..
Stiffening
::
Stiffener
(n.) One who, or that
which,
stiffens
anything,
as a piece of stiff cloth in a
cravat..
Bodice
::
Bodice
(n.) A kind of under waist
stiffened
with
whalebone,
etc., worn esp. by
women;
a
corset;
stays..
Stiffening
::
Stiffened
(imp. & p. p.) of
Stiffe.
Stiffener
::
Stiffen
(v. i.) To
become
stiff or
stiffer,
in any sense of the
adjective..
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..
Dressing
::
Dressing
(n.) Gum,
starch,
and the like, used in
stiffening
or
finishing
silk,
linen,
and other
fabrics..
Clearstarch
::
Clearstarch
(v. t.) To
stiffen
with
starch,
and then make clear by
clapping
with the
hands;
as, to
clearstarch
muslin..
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