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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.
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Stiffen the sinews, summon up the blood. --Shak.
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2. To inspissate; to make more thick or viscous; as, to
stiffen paste.
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3. To make torpid; to benumb.
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Stiffen \Stiff"en\, v. i.
To become stiff or stiffer, in any sense of the adjective.
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Like bristles rose my stiffening hair. --Dryden.
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The tender soil then stiffening by degrees. --Dryden.
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Some souls we see,
Grow hard and stiffen with adversity. --Dryden.
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