stiffener

Meaning

1. Anything added to something in order to stiffen it, such as a support beam, or starch for a collar.
2. 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. (slang) An alcoholic drink taken to fortify oneself.

Synonyms

buttress

curing agent

dabber

doubling

hardener

vulcanizer

rigidity agent

belaying cleat

hardening agent

reinforcing member

setting agent

strengthening rib

toughener

stiffening piece

bracing piece

reinforced plate

bracing sheet

rib reinforcement

stop-off strip

sclerosing agent

rigidizing agent

Translations

raidisseur

Versteifung

enrigidor

Schnaps

σκληρύνων

contrefort

entretoise

المُيبّس

verstijver

llengüeta

Etymology

From stiffen + -er.