2. Something used to make anything stiff.
[1913 Webster]
{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. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
Stiffening — In bookbinding, stiffening is a process whereby paperback books are reinforced for use in libraries, without change to their fundamental binding structure. It is in use at several academic libraries in the United States, including those at… … Wikipedia
Stiffening — 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. [1913 Webster] Stiffen the sinews, summon up the blood. Shak.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
stiffening — noun 1. the act of becoming stiff (Freq. 1) stiffening his shoulders, he prepared to advance • Derivationally related forms: ↑stiffen • Hypernyms: ↑procedure, ↑process 2. the process of becoming stiff or rigid … Useful english dictionary
Stiffening order — Stiffening Stiff en*ing, n. 1. Act or process of making stiff. [1913 Webster] 2. Something used to make anything stiff. [1913 Webster] {Stiffening order} (Com.), a permission granted by the customs department to take cargo or ballast on board… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
stiffening — noun An item, material or feature that makes something stiffer than it would be without it … Wiktionary
stiffening — stiff·en || stɪfn v. make stiff, make rigid; become stiff, become rigid … English contemporary dictionary
stiffening bar — noun : stiffener d … Useful english dictionary
ankylosis — Stiffening or fixation of a joint as the result of a disease process, with fibrous or bony union across the joint. [G. a., stiffening of a joint] artificial a. SYN: arthrodesis. bony a. SYN: synostosis … Medical dictionary
rigor — Stiffening of muscle as a result of high calcium levels and ATP depletion, so that actin myosin links are made, but not broken … Dictionary of molecular biology
crossbar deformity — stiffening of a segment of the lesser curvature of the stomach, usually due to healing of a deep penetrating ulcer … Medical dictionary
