stiffener

Các nghĩa

1. vật làm cứng, chất làm cứng (như thanh chống, hồ cổ áo)

   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 […]

   The tee bar (b) is used as a stiffener to important bulkheads […]

2. thanh gia cường, thanh tăng cứng (trong kết cấu)

   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. rượu uống cho khỏe người, rượu tráng miệng

   An alcoholic drink taken to fortify oneself.

   slang

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

Dạng khác

• stiffeners plural