Stiffener (Noun)
Meaning
Material used for stiffening something.
Classification
Nouns denoting substances.
Examples
- A strip of wire served as a stiffener for the edges of the makeshift fishing net.
- She inserted a plastic stiffener into the front of the birthday card to keep it upright on the mantle.
- In clothing design, a popular stiffener is buckram, used in items such as the top hats worn in Victorian times.
- As the cake baked, a ring of foil with a paper stiffener kept the pie crust in a stable circular shape.
- Special sprays containing fibers like starch can act as fabric stiffener in commercial and homemade garment design.