stiffenern.

/ˈstɪf(ə)nə/

Etymology: < stiffen v. + -er suffix¹.

1. A workman who stiffens (cloth, hats, etc.).

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the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile manufacture > manufacture textile fabric or that which consists of > manufacture of textile fabric > treating or processing textile fabric > [noun] > other processes > one who

stiffener1696

deviller1837

beetler1885

the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > tailoring or making clothes > making headgear > [noun] > hat-making > processes involved in > one who

little master1806

pouncer1868

planker?1881

wirer?1881

stiffener1892

pelt-shaker1902

1696 MSS. Ho. Lords (N.S.) II. 245 Petition of the Glazers and Buckram Stiffeners.

1892 Labour Comm. Gloss. Stiffener, the person who, after the hat has been sewn, applies to it a stiffening of gelatine to make it firm and to allow it to be properly fitted to the required shape.

1915 Morning Post 20 Dec. 9/4 Manglers and stiffeners, beetlers, driers and stovers.

a. Something serving to stiffen; spec. a card, such as a cigarette card, used to stiffen a packet, envelope, etc.

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the world > matter > constitution of matter > hardness > types of hardness > [noun] > stiffness or rigidity > becoming or making stiff > that which stiffens

stiffening1620

stiffener1842

the world > matter > constitution of matter > hardness > types of hardness > [noun] > stiffness or rigidity > becoming or making stiff > that which stiffens > specifically a card used as stiffener

stiffener1926

1842 Civil Engineer & Architect's Jrnl. 5 363/2 The truss acting only in this capacity of a stiffener to the rib.

1847 R. Brandon & J. A. Brandon Anal. Gothick Archit. I. 101 That [metalwork] which is spread over the doors of the Chapter House at York, is merely used as a stiffener.

1859 R. F. Burton Lake Regions Central Afr. in Jrnl. Royal Geogr. Soc. 29 133 A stout lath is fastened as a stiffener to the shield lengthwise.

1871 J. Earle Philol. Eng. Tongue xii. 557 Metre acts as a sort of stiffener to the rhythm.

1883 Glasgow Weekly Herald 8 Sept. 3/3 As a stiffener of fabrics algin is better than starch.

1889 J. J. Welch Text Bk. Naval Archit. x. 118 The smaller bulkheads..have vertical angle-bar stiffeners 2 feet apart.

1926 Chambers's Jrnl. 10 July 497/2 ‘Stiffener’, the name by which the cigarette-card has always been, and still is, known in the trade.

1967 A. Davis Package & Print 55 Cigarette cards..were originally intended as stiffeners (and always known in the trade by this name). The first printed stiffeners were produced in America in 1879.

1971 D. Potter Brit. Elizabethan Stamps x. 114 As an added attraction they include a stiffener—a card which reduces damage to the envelope in transit—with informative technical and background data.

b. A band of stiff material worn round the neck to keep a neck-cloth in place. Obsolete.

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the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > neck-wear > [noun] > neckerchief > that which secures

stock-buckle1748

stiffener1818

woggle1923

1818 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. 3 404 No patent stiffeners,—no erect shirt collars.

1866 ‘G. Eliot’ Felix Holt II. xvi. 16 Other anomalies now obsolete, besides short-waisted coats and broad stiffeners.

1876 Reminisc. Old Draper 157 Stiffeners were sold of various degrees of height, to suit either a long-necked or a short-necked man.

3. A fortifying or reviving drink, spec. an alcoholic one. slang.

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the world > food and drink > drink > intoxicating liquor > types or qualities of intoxicating liquor > [noun] > fortifying or reviving

hair of the dog that bit you1546

eye-opener1818

bracer1829

livener1870

corpse reviver1871

reviver1876

screw1877

fearnought1880

pickup1881

stiffener1928

warmer-upper1960

1928 D. L. Sayers Unpleasantness at Bellona Club ii. 12 Dick Challoner..took the gasping Fentiman away into the deserted library for a stiffener.

1973 G. Mitchell Murder of Busy Lizzie xiv. 161 I'll buy you a stiffener in the bar.

1978 J. Pudney Thank Goodness for Cake 128 Another visit to the loo for a stiffener... There are always drinks on the way home.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1916; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	stiffener
释义	stiffenern. /ˈstɪf(ə)nə/ Etymology: < stiffen v. + -er suffix¹. 1. A workman who stiffens (cloth, hats, etc.). ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile manufacture > manufacture textile fabric or that which consists of > manufacture of textile fabric > treating or processing textile fabric > [noun] > other processes > one who stiffener1696 deviller1837 beetler1885 the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > tailoring or making clothes > making headgear > [noun] > hat-making > processes involved in > one who little master1806 pouncer1868 planker?1881 wirer?1881 stiffener1892 pelt-shaker1902 1696 MSS. Ho. Lords (N.S.) II. 245 Petition of the Glazers and Buckram Stiffeners. 1892 Labour Comm. Gloss. Stiffener, the person who, after the hat has been sewn, applies to it a stiffening of gelatine to make it firm and to allow it to be properly fitted to the required shape. 1915 Morning Post 20 Dec. 9/4 Manglers and stiffeners, beetlers, driers and stovers. 2. a. Something serving to stiffen; spec. a card, such as a cigarette card, used to stiffen a packet, envelope, etc. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > constitution of matter > hardness > types of hardness > [noun] > stiffness or rigidity > becoming or making stiff > that which stiffens stiffening1620 stiffener1842 the world > matter > constitution of matter > hardness > types of hardness > [noun] > stiffness or rigidity > becoming or making stiff > that which stiffens > specifically a card used as stiffener stiffener1926 1842 Civil Engineer & Architect's Jrnl. 5 363/2 The truss acting only in this capacity of a stiffener to the rib. 1847 R. Brandon & J. A. Brandon Anal. Gothick Archit. I. 101 That [metalwork] which is spread over the doors of the Chapter House at York, is merely used as a stiffener. 1859 R. F. Burton Lake Regions Central Afr. in Jrnl. Royal Geogr. Soc. 29 133 A stout lath is fastened as a stiffener to the shield lengthwise. 1871 J. Earle Philol. Eng. Tongue xii. 557 Metre acts as a sort of stiffener to the rhythm. 1883 Glasgow Weekly Herald 8 Sept. 3/3 As a stiffener of fabrics algin is better than starch. 1889 J. J. Welch Text Bk. Naval Archit. x. 118 The smaller bulkheads..have vertical angle-bar stiffeners 2 feet apart. 1926 Chambers's Jrnl. 10 July 497/2 ‘Stiffener’, the name by which the cigarette-card has always been, and still is, known in the trade. 1967 A. Davis Package & Print 55 Cigarette cards..were originally intended as stiffeners (and always known in the trade by this name). The first printed stiffeners were produced in America in 1879. 1971 D. Potter Brit. Elizabethan Stamps x. 114 As an added attraction they include a stiffener—a card which reduces damage to the envelope in transit—with informative technical and background data. b. A band of stiff material worn round the neck to keep a neck-cloth in place. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > neck-wear > [noun] > neckerchief > that which secures stock-buckle1748 stiffener1818 woggle1923 1818 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. 3 404 No patent stiffeners,—no erect shirt collars. 1866 ‘G. Eliot’ Felix Holt II. xvi. 16 Other anomalies now obsolete, besides short-waisted coats and broad stiffeners. 1876 Reminisc. Old Draper 157 Stiffeners were sold of various degrees of height, to suit either a long-necked or a short-necked man. 3. A fortifying or reviving drink, spec. an alcoholic one. slang. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > drink > intoxicating liquor > types or qualities of intoxicating liquor > [noun] > fortifying or reviving hair of the dog that bit you1546 eye-opener1818 bracer1829 livener1870 corpse reviver1871 reviver1876 screw1877 fearnought1880 pickup1881 stiffener1928 warmer-upper1960 1928 D. L. Sayers Unpleasantness at Bellona Club ii. 12 Dick Challoner..took the gasping Fentiman away into the deserted library for a stiffener. 1973 G. Mitchell Murder of Busy Lizzie xiv. 161 I'll buy you a stiffener in the bar. 1978 J. Pudney Thank Goodness for Cake 128 Another visit to the loo for a stiffener... There are always drinks on the way home. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1916; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1696
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