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noun • temporary stiffness of joints and muscular rigidity occurring after death • muscular stiffening that begins 2 to 4 hours after death and lasts for about 4 days | ||||||||
| 37% | 4 | A platform or stand on which a corpse or a coffin containing a corpse is placed before burial | ||||||
noun • a coffin along with its stand • a stand to support a corpse or a coffin prior to burial | ||||||||
| 29% | 6 | Stiffening agent | ||||||
noun • a complex carbohydrate found chiefly in seeds, fruits, tubers, roots and stem pith of plants, notably in corn, potatoes, wheat, and rice; an important foodstuff and used otherwise especially in adhesives and as fillers and stiffeners for paper and textiles • a commercial preparation of starch that is used to stiffen textile fabrics in laundering verb • stiffen with starch | ||||||||
Stiffening Of A Corpse Crossword Clue
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RIGORMORTIS which was last seen in the The Guardian Quick crossword.
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RIGORMORTIS
Updated: October 13, 2023
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Similar Clues
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1 | A guy-rope, tent pole or other brace; a sojourn; a curb or restraint; or, a stiffening strip in a corset
Telegraph Giant General Knowledge -
14 Jan 2023 | Telegraph Giant General Knowledge / 14 Jan 2023 |
2 | A platform or stand on which a corpse or a coffin containing a corpse is placed before burial | |
3 | Corset-stiffening material
New York Times -
19 Oct 2002 | New York Times / 19 Oct 2002 |
4 | Hair-stiffening goo
New York Times Bonus -
01 Mar 2019 | New York Times Bonus / 01 Mar 2019 |
5 | Hair-stiffening stuff
New York Times Mini -
12 Jul 2021 | New York Times Mini / 12 Jul 2021 |
6 | Stiffening agent
Telegraph Quick -
31 Mar 2023 | Telegraph Quick / 31 Mar 2023 |
7 | Stiffening of the corpse's muscles |
