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View synonyms for stiffener

stiffener

[ stif-uh-ner, stif-ner ]

noun

  1. a person or thing that stiffens.
  2. any substance, as starch or buckram, that serves to stiffen fabric.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of stiffener1

First recorded in 1690–1700; stiffen + -er 1
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Example Sentences

I say, Lane, fetch me a nobbler of brandy; a stiffener, mind.

Lane fetched the stiffener in a soda-water bottle, and it cleared the legal atmosphere.

The bridle or drawing point of the sledge is formed of hide, and is secured to the beak or stiffener.

Why should a speculator use a high stiffener for his cravat?

We use the carbon stiffener on a pre-cut round of canvas or denim, then fit a standard tire.

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