Definitions for stiffener

stiffener stiff·en·er

Spelling: [stif-uh-ner, stif-ner]
IPA: /ˈstɪf ə nər, ˈstɪf nər/

Stiffener is a 9 letter English word. It's valid Words with friends word worth 16 points.

You can make 339 anagrams from letters in stiffener (eeffinrst).

Definitions for stiffener

noun

  1. a person or thing that stiffens.
  2. any substance, as starch or buckram, that serves to stiffen fabric.

Origin of stiffener

First recorded in 1690-1700; stiffen + -er1

Examples for stiffener

The bridle or drawing point of the sledge is formed of hide, and is secured to the beak or stiffener.

I say, Lane, fetch me a nobbler of brandy; a stiffener, mind.

The fact is, my head is so heavy, that it rolls about on my shoulders; and I must have a stiffener down my throat to prop it up.

Lane fetched the stiffener in a soda-water bottle, and it cleared the legal atmosphere.

"Weel, that is a stiffener," he said, drawing a long breath.

Another draught, Anthony; a stiffener to thy courage, mayhap.

Word Value for stiffener
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Words with friends

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