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Definition of Stiffens
1. stiffen [v] - See also: stiffen
Lexicographical Neighbors of Stiffens
Literary usage of Stiffens
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Treatise on Mineralogy by Charles Upham Shepard (1857)
"... stiffens. [H.=2'5... 3"0. G.=5'5... 578. Xls. minute irregularly aggregated.
C. dark blackish-green. Mas. ren. and bot. and amorphous. ..."
2. A Dictionary of Practical Materia Medica by John Henry Clarke (1902)
"... on linen aud stiffens it.— External heat, with burning in skin, and only in
single spots. Sempervivum Tectorum. Sempervivum tectorum. Houseleek. AT. 0. ..."
3. A Manual of English Literature: A Text Book for Schools and Colleges by John Seely Hart (1872)
"He »сети, moreover, to be altogether free from any tincture of bitterness, rancor,
or jealousy, and never shocks ua with atrocity, or stiffens us with ..."
4. Sayings and Doings: Or, Sketches from Life. Second Series by Theodore Edward Hook (1825)
"stiffens," said Ronfleur, who was eating salad, and who seemed determined to
recur to his favourite subject, " stiffens, he draw very well: I ..."
5. Sayings and Doings: Or, Sketches from Life. Second Series by Theodore Edward Hook (1825)
"stiffens," said Ronfleur, who was eating salad, and who seemed determined to
recur to his favourite subject, " stiffens, he draw very well: I declare—eh ..."
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