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stiffeners

stiffeners is the plural of stiffener.

Meaning of stiffener

Noun

stiffener (plural stiffeners)

  1. Anything added to something in order to stiffen it, such as a support beam, or starch for a collar.
    • […] he wears a wisp of black silk round his neck, without any stiffener, as an apology for a neckerchief […]1856, Charles Dickens, Sketches by Boz: Illustrative of Every-day Life & Every-day People
  2. One of a series of angle bars, Z-bars, beams, rods, or other shapes, attached in order to provide them the necessary stiffness or rigidity.
  3. (slang) An alcoholic drink taken to fortify oneself.
    • I believe the old man has taken himself off to the nearest bar for a stiffener.2017, William Meikle, Sigils and Totems

Phrases with stiffeners

Questions about stiffeners

What is stiffeners the plural of?
Stiffeners is the plural of stiffener.

Words near stiffeners in the dictionary

  1. stiffen
  2. stiffen up
  3. stiffened
  4. stiffened up
  5. stiffener
  6. stiffeners
  7. stiffeneth
  8. stiffening
  9. stiffening order
  10. stiffening orders
  11. stiffening up

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