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Definitions stiffener noun  Anything added to something in order to stiffen it, such as a support beam, or starch for a collar. 1856: Charles Dickens, Sketches by Boz: Illustrative of Every-day Life & Every-day People http://books.google.com/books?vid=OCLC02734176&id=SrTVMMbCz6cC&pg=PA92&lpg=PA92&dq=stiffener&as_brr=1 :... he wears a wisp of black silk round his neck, without any stiffener, as an apology for a neckerchief... 1901: James Nisbit Hazlehurst, Towers and Tanks for Water-works: The Theory and Practice of Their Design and Construction http://books.google.com/books?vid=OCLC03852204&id=YcmwlV8r9vsC&pg=PA132&lpg=PA132&dq=stiffener&as_brr=1 :...each of these -columns must be designed to resist approximately 26 tons. Sometimes single angles are thus used as stiffeners... 1904: Edward L. Attwood, War-ships: A Text-book on the Construction, Protection, Stability, Turning, Etc., of War Vessels http://books.google.com/books?vid=LCCN05000778&id=DjcOQwPkxX0C&pg=PA16&lpg=PA16&dq=stiffener&as_brr=1 :The tee bar (b) is used as a to important bulkheads... Supplemental Details:Sponsor an extended definition for stiffener for as little as $10 per month. Click here to contact us.        Find:   Words Starting With:   Words Ending With:   Words Containing:   Words That Match:    Translate Into:    Dutch   French   German    Italian   Spanish     Show 51015202550100250500 results per page. Browse the Dictionary A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

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