a.
[ They ] rising on stiff pennons, tower
The mid aerial sky. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]
It is a shame to stand stiff in a foolish argument. Jer. Taylor. [ 1913 Webster ]
A war ensues: the Cretans own their cause,
Stiff to defend their hospitable laws. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]
The French are open, familiar, and talkative; the Italians stiff, ceremonious, and reserved. Addison. [ 1913 Webster ]
Stiff neck,
a. Obstinate. J. H. Newman. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. i. To become stiff or stiffer, in any sense of the adjective. [ 1913 Webster ]
Like bristles rose my stiffening hair. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]
The tender soil then stiffening by degrees. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]
Some souls we see,
Grow hard and stiffen with adversity. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. t.
Stiffen the sinews, summon up the blood. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. One who, or that which, stiffens anything, as a piece of stiff cloth in a cravat. [ 1913 Webster ]
n.
Stiffening order (Com.),
a. [ Stiff + heart. ] Obstinate; stubborn; contumacious. Ezek. ii. 4. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Somewhat stiff. [ 1913 Webster ]
adv. In a stiff manner. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Stubborn; inflexibly obstinate; contumacious;