transitive. To make stiff.

transitive. To make stiff, stiffen. Obsolete.

To keep in place, stiffen (garments, etc.). Obsolete.

transitive. To make stiff or rigid, e.g. by means of starch (†also absol.), or by the addition of a lining or a support.

transitive. To make (a material or immaterial object) rigid or inflexible; to set (something, esp. a person's disposition, traits, and mental…

transitive. To make stiff. Obsolete. rare.

transitive. To make (a material, object, etc.) rigid.