stiffener

Tanımlar (İngilizce)

1. isim Anything added to something in order to stiffen it, such as a support beam, or starch for a collar.

   “[…] he wears a wisp of black silk round his neck, without any stiffener, as an apology for a neckerchief […]”

2. isim One of a series of angle bars, Z-bars, beams, rods, or other shapes, attached in order to provide them the necessary stiffness or rigidity.
3. isim An alcoholic drink taken to fortify oneself.

   “I believe the old man has taken himself off to the nearest bar for a stiffener.”