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Shirt Collar Stiffener

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noun

• continuing or remaining in a place or state

• the state of inactivity following an interruption

• a judicial order forbidding some action until an event occurs or the order is lifted

• a thin strip of metal or bone that is used to stiffen a garment (e.g. a corset)

• (nautical) brace consisting of a heavy rope or wire cable used as a support for a mast or spar

verb

• stay the same; remain in a certain state

• stay put (in a certain place)

• dwell

• continue in a place, position, or situation

• remain behind

• stop or halt

• stay behind

• hang on during a trial of endurance

• stop a judicial process

• fasten with stays

• overcome or allay

43%8 A horizontal timber, strut or stiffener across a framework
noun

• a member of a squad on a team

• a worker who strings

• brace consisting of a longitudinal member to strengthen a fuselage or hull

• a long horizontal timber to connect uprights

43%8 Once used as a fabric stiffener
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