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stiffener::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | filler |
| Derivation | stiffen |
Examples of stiffener
stiffener
You can purchase fabric stiffener at a craft store, or simply use white craft glue.
From the thestate.com
The Halloween ghost can be created with a cheesecloth and fabric stiffener.
From the thestate.com
The Western European Union, set up in 1948, was a cold war spine-stiffener.
From the economist.com
Soak each piece of fabric in the stiffener and squeeze out the excess.
From the thestate.com
She cut out the pattern and applied an iron-on stiffener to the back.
From the charlotteobserver.com
It is Mr Mandelson's loss as an adviser and back-stiffener that Mr Blair will feel more keenly.
From the economist.com
It's also a fantastic stiffener.
From the independent.co.uk
It's 100 percent polyester, but it has been sprayed with a vinyl stiffener, which gives the shade body and allows it to be cleaned with a damp sponge and a mild household cleaner.
From the kansas.com
A cook's palette knife eases the moulded crown off the block and, straying into bathrooms, a bottle of nail varnish remover is an emergency remedy for removing excess stiffener.
From the guardian.co.uk
- Material used for stiffening something
- Anything added to something in order to stiffen it, such as a support beam, or starch for a collar
- (Stiffeners) Thinner stands used as extra support for the top planks of a narrowboat.
- A member used to strengthen a plate against lateral or local buckling.
- A structural or fabricated angle iron shape, attached to the exterior surfaces of a duct or bulkhead at specified intervals for the purpose of reinforcing the metal and to prevent vibration.
- A thin mill-board used for various purposes.
- In a case binding, a strip of paper or thin card, cut to the width of the spine, placed between the boards and glued onto the covering material to stiffen or strengthen the spine cloth.
- A compounding material used to increase the viscosity of an unvulcanized rubber mix.
- An angle, a T, a plate, or another rolled section that is riveted, bolted, or welded on the web of a plate girder or another built-up member to transfer stress and prevent buckling or other deformation
