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stiffener

noun

Etymology

From stiffen + -er.

  1. inherited from stifnen
  2. suffixed as stiffener — “stiffen + er”

Definitions

  1. Anything added to something in order to stiffen it, such as a support beam, or starch for…

    Anything added to something in order to stiffen it, such as a support beam, or starch for a collar.

    • […] he wears a wisp of black silk round his neck, without any stiffener, as an apology for a neckerchief […]
    • […] each of these stiffener-columns must be designed to resist approximately 26 tons. Sometimes single angles are thus used as stiffeners […]
    • The tee bar (b) is used as a stiffener to important bulkheads […]

  2. One of a series of angle bars, Z-bars, beams, rods, or other shapes, attached in order to…

    One of a series of angle bars, Z-bars, beams, rods, or other shapes, attached in order to provide them the necessary stiffness or rigidity.

  3. An alcoholic drink taken to fortify oneself.

    • I believe the old man has taken himself off to the nearest bar for a stiffener.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA