Hypertext Webster Gateway: "stiffened"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Stiffen \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.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
stiffened
adj 1: made or become difficult to move or bend; "felt the pain of
stiffened joints"
2: stiffened or reinforced with wire; "stiffened brassieres"
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