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StiffenStiffen 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. Stiffen
Stiffen Stiff"en, v. i.
To become stiff or stiffer, in any sense of the adjective.
Like bristles rose my stiffening hair. --Dryden.
The tender soil then stiffening by degrees. --Dryden.
Some souls we see, Grow hard and stiffen with
adversity. --Dryden.
StiffenedStiffen 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. Stiffener
Stiffener Stiff"en*er, n.
One who, or that which, stiffens anything, as a piece of
stiff cloth in a cravat.
StiffeningStiffen 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. StiffeningStiffening 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. Stiffening orderStiffening 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. StifferStiff Stiff, a. [Compar. Stiffer; superl. Stiffest.] [OE.
stif, AS. st[=i]f; akin to D. stijf, G. steif, Dan. stiv, Sw.
styf, Icel. st[=i]fr, Lith. stipti to be stiff; cf. L. stipes
a post, trunk of a tree, stipare to press, compress. Cf.
Costive, Stifle, Stipulate, Stive to stuff.]
1. Not easily bent; not flexible or pliant; not limber or
flaccid; rigid; firm; as, stiff wood, paper, joints.
[They] rising on stiff pennons, tower The mid
a["e]rial sky. --Milton.
2. Not liquid or fluid; thick and tenacious; inspissated;
neither soft nor hard; as, the paste is stiff.
3. Firm; strong; violent; difficult to oppose; as, a stiff
gale or breeze.
4. Not easily subdued; unyielding; stubborn; obstinate;
pertinacious; as, a stiff adversary.
It is a shame to stand stiff in a foolish argument.
--Jer. Taylor.
A war ensues: the Cretans own their cause, Stiff to
defend their hospitable laws. --Dryden.
5. Not natural and easy; formal; constrained; affected;
starched; as, stiff behavior; a stiff style.
The French are open, familiar, and talkative; the
Italians stiff, ceremonious, and reserved.
--Addison.
6. Harsh; disagreeable; severe; hard to bear. [Obs. or
Colloq.] ``This is stiff news.' --Shak.
7. (Naut.) Bearing a press of canvas without careening much;
as, a stiff vessel; -- opposed to crank. --Totten.
8. Very large, strong, or costly; powerful; as, a stiff
charge; a stiff price. [Slang]
Stiff neck, a condition of the neck such that the head can
not be moved without difficulty and pain.
Syn: Rigid; inflexible; strong; hardly; stubborn; obstinate;
pertinacious; harsh; formal; constrained; affected;
starched; rigorous. StiffestStiff Stiff, a. [Compar. Stiffer; superl. Stiffest.] [OE.
stif, AS. st[=i]f; akin to D. stijf, G. steif, Dan. stiv, Sw.
styf, Icel. st[=i]fr, Lith. stipti to be stiff; cf. L. stipes
a post, trunk of a tree, stipare to press, compress. Cf.
Costive, Stifle, Stipulate, Stive to stuff.]
1. Not easily bent; not flexible or pliant; not limber or
flaccid; rigid; firm; as, stiff wood, paper, joints.
[They] rising on stiff pennons, tower The mid
a["e]rial sky. --Milton.
2. Not liquid or fluid; thick and tenacious; inspissated;
neither soft nor hard; as, the paste is stiff.
3. Firm; strong; violent; difficult to oppose; as, a stiff
gale or breeze.
4. Not easily subdued; unyielding; stubborn; obstinate;
pertinacious; as, a stiff adversary.
It is a shame to stand stiff in a foolish argument.
--Jer. Taylor.
A war ensues: the Cretans own their cause, Stiff to
defend their hospitable laws. --Dryden.
5. Not natural and easy; formal; constrained; affected;
starched; as, stiff behavior; a stiff style.
The French are open, familiar, and talkative; the
Italians stiff, ceremonious, and reserved.
--Addison.
6. Harsh; disagreeable; severe; hard to bear. [Obs. or
Colloq.] ``This is stiff news.' --Shak.
7. (Naut.) Bearing a press of canvas without careening much;
as, a stiff vessel; -- opposed to crank. --Totten.
8. Very large, strong, or costly; powerful; as, a stiff
charge; a stiff price. [Slang]
Stiff neck, a condition of the neck such that the head can
not be moved without difficulty and pain.
Syn: Rigid; inflexible; strong; hardly; stubborn; obstinate;
pertinacious; harsh; formal; constrained; affected;
starched; rigorous.
Meaning of Stiffe from wikipedia
- Gail
Stiffe is an
Australian artist,
educator and
curator with a
focus on
paper making and the book arts.
Stiffe is
known for
challenging the traditional...
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Arterial stiffness occurs as a
consequence of
biological aging and arteriosclerosis.
Inflammation plays a
major role in
arteriosclerosis development, and...
- this together, dry it on a
chafingdish of
coales until it grow
white and
stiffe, then take it off the fire, and put the
whites of two new laid Egs first...
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steeping it in
water and
clensing it, and then
boyling it to a
thicke and
stiffe jelly, is made that
excellent dish of meat
which is so
esteemed in the West...
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evidence of
human occupation on
Khark island was
reported by
Captain A. W.
Stiffe in 1898, with
studies published about his
discoveries by F.
Sarre and E...
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Xavier 1506–1556,
Asian Educational Services 1997
Edition p 104–105 # 252
Stiffe, A. W., "The
Island of
Hormoz (Ormuz)",
Geographical Magazine, London, 1874...
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performing again. He then beat Mad for Road who had 69,008
votes and Don
Stiffe who had 79,984 votes. His
first album,
Voice of an Angel, was
released on...
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Gregg as the
Funeral Director's Wife Herb
Tanney as
Burgess Webster (as
Stiffe Tanney) Joe
Penny as
Officer Buchwald, a
police officer called to the Farmer...
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Postojna Postojna Cave,
Slovenia Sterkfontein Sterkfontein,
South Africa Stiffe Stiffe Cave,
Italy Undara Undara Cave,
Australia Viento Viento Cave, Spain...
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holding the
muscles of your legs and back and
armes exceeding bent or fixt or
stiffe and not at all
slackning them in the time you are
bringing down the stroak...
