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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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Origin of stiffener1

First recorded in 1690–1700; stiffen + -er 1
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I particularly like shirts with long, pointed, soft collars without stiffeners, like men wore in the 1930s.

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Over time, these museums have all acquired, or been given, a vast amount of objects — from hat stiffeners and uniforms to bayonets and artillery.

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He clearly believes they can deliver a title-challenging car and in a month marked by attempts to be abstemious, Verstappen’s signature is just the stiffener Red Bull and their engine supplier Honda required.

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These days you don’t need to, as lots of shirts have collar stiffeners in them.

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"I met him on the stairs. He told me it was a fine restorative and stiffener, and it would provide us with a night we should never forget."

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