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stiffened |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Stiffen \Stiff"en\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Stiffened}; p. pr & vb n. {Stiffening}.] [See {Stiff}.] 1. To make stiff; to make less pliant or flexible; as to stiffen cloth with starch. Stiffen the sinews, summon up the blood. --Shak. 2. To inspissate; to make more thick or viscous; as to stiffen paste. 3. To make torpid; to benumb. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: stiffened adj 1: made or become difficult to move or bend; "felt the pain of stiffened joints" 2: stiffened or reinforced with wire; "stiffened brassieres"
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