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71curd — I. n. Caseine, coagulum of milk, coagulated milk. II. v. a. 1. Coagulate, convert into curds. 2. Thicken, coagulate, stiffen, chill, congeal. III. v. n. 1. Coagulate, turn to curds. 2. Thicken, coagulate, stiffen, chill, congeal …
72starch — /statʃ / (say stahch) noun 1. a white, tasteless solid, chemically a carbohydrate (C6H10O5)n, occurring in the form of minute grains in the seeds, tubers, and other parts of plants, and forming an important constituent of rice, wheat, beans,… …
73συστρεπτέον — one must stiffen masc acc sg συστρεπτέον one must stiffen neut nom/voc/acc sg …
74harden — [v1] make or become solid amalgamate, anneal, bake, brace, buttress, cake, calcify, callous, cement, close, clot, coagulate, compact, congeal, consolidate, contract, crystallize, curdle, densify, dry, firm, fix, fortify, fossilize, freeze, gird,… …
75starch — ► NOUN 1) an odourless, tasteless carbohydrate which is obtained chiefly from cereals and potatoes and is an important constituent of the human diet. 2) powder or spray made from this substance, used to stiffen fabric. 3) stiffness of manner. ►… …
76starch — [stärch] n. [ME starche < sterchen, to stiffen < OE * stercan < stearc, rigid, stiff, akin to Ger stark, strong: see STARK] 1. a white, tasteless, odorless food substance found in potatoes, rice, corn, wheat, cassava, and many other… …
77starch — n. & v. n. 1 an odourless tasteless polysaccharide occurring widely in plants and obtained chiefly from cereals and potatoes, forming an important constitutent of the human diet. 2 a preparation of this for stiffening fabric before ironing. 3… …
78stiffening — noun 1. the act of becoming stiff (Freq. 1) stiffening his shoulders, he prepared to advance • Derivationally related forms: ↑stiffen • Hypernyms: ↑procedure, ↑process 2. the process of becoming stiff or rigid …
79tighten up — verb restrict (Freq. 1) Tighten the rules stiffen the regulations • Syn: ↑stiffen, ↑tighten, ↑constrain • Hypernyms: ↑restrict, ↑ …
80Abutment pier — Pier Pier, n. [OE. pere, OF. piere a stone, F. pierre, fr. L. petra, Gr. ?. Cf. {Petrify}.] 1. (Arch.) (a) Any detached mass of masonry, whether insulated or supporting one side of an arch or lintel, as of a bridge; the piece of wall between two… …
