Found 2 items, similar to stiffened.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: stiffened stiffened adj 1: made or become difficult to move or bend; “felt the pain of stiffened joints” 2: stiffened or reinforced with wire; “stiffened brassieres”
English → English (gcide) Definition: Stiffened Stiffen \Stiff"en\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Stiffened; p. pr. & vb. n. Stiffening.] [See Stiff.] 1. To make stiff; to make less pliant or flexible; as, to stiffen cloth with starch. [1913 Webster] Stiffen the sinews, summon up the blood. --Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. To inspissate; to make more thick or viscous; as, to stiffen paste. [1913 Webster] 3. To make torpid; to benumb. [1913 Webster]