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Thin Strip Used To Stiffen A Garment Crossword Clue
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We think the answer is "STAY" which means:
- 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 adjective
- • Steep; ascending.
- • (of a roof) steeply pitched.
- • Difficult to negotiate; not easy to access; sheer.
- • Stiff; upright; unbending; reserved; haughty; proud. adverb
- • Steeply.
An example sentence would be:
- • "I booked a stay at a luxurious hotel for my vacation."
- • "Her stay in the hospital was longer than expected."
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1 | Amylum obtained from potatoes or grain and traditionally used to stiffen laundry/linen; or, by extension, rigidity or formality of manner
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25 Feb 2023 | Telegraph Giant General Knowledge / 25 Feb 2023 |
2 | Long, thin strip used in building construction
New York Times -
21 Dec 2021 | New York Times / 21 Dec 2021 |
3 | Press-ups in PE used to stiffen limbs
The Guardian Cryptic -
13 Aug 2010 | The Guardian Cryptic / 13 Aug 2010 |
4 | Releasing a comic strip strip by strip | |
5 | Stiffen precious material, naturally preserved for Tudor court
The Guardian Cryptic -
27 Jul 2022 | The Guardian Cryptic / 27 Jul 2022 |
6 | Thin strip of bone used to stiffen eg a corset
The Guardian Quick -
23 Nov 2022 | The Guardian Quick / 23 Nov 2022 |
7 | To de-stiffen a garment |