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stiffening |
3 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 Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Stiffening \Stiff"en*ing\, n. 1. Act or process of making stiff. 2. Something used to make anything stiff. {Stiffening order} (Com.), a permission granted by the customs department to take cargo or ballast on board before the old cargo is out in order to steady the ship. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: stiffening n : the act or process of making or becoming stiff
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