stiffening material
1stiffening — noun An item, material or feature that makes something stiffer than it would be without it …
2textile — /teks tuyl, til/, n. 1. any cloth or goods produced by weaving, knitting, or felting. 2. a material, as a fiber or yarn, used in or suitable for weaving: Glass can be used as a textile. adj. 3. woven or capable of being woven: textile fabrics. 4 …
3Baseball cap — A baseball cap is a type of soft cap with a long, stiffened and curved bill. The back of the cap may have a plastic, Velcro, or elastic adjuster so that it can be quickly adjusted to fit different wearers. While the baseball cap is specifically… …
4sandwich construction — A type of construction in which two load bearing skins are separated by a core of stiffening material, generally lightweight, to provide high strength, light weight, and rigidity. The two load bearing materials have different physical properties …
5Hoop skirt — A hoop skirt or hoopskirt is a women s undergarment worn in various periods to hold the skirt extended into a fashionable shape.Hoop skirts typically consist of a fabric petticoat with casings to hold a stiffening material, variously rope, osiers …
6Ice Skating — ▪ 2009 Introduction Figure Skating. Canada came away as the biggest winner at the 2008 International Skating Union (ISU) world figure skating championships, held in March in Göteborg, Swed., by capturing a gold, a silver, and a bronze… …
7hoop skirt — noun A womens undergarment worn in various historical periods to hold the skirt extended into a fashionable shape, typically consisting of a fabric petticoat with casings to hold a stiffening material, variously rope, osiers, whalebone, steel, or …
8busk — I. /bʌsk/ (say busk) noun 1. a strip of wood, steel, whalebone, or other stiffening material placed in the front of a corset to keep it in shape. 2. the whole corset. {French busc, from Italian busco stick} II. /bʌsk/ (say busk) verb (i) to… …
9stay — stay1 [stā] n. [ME staie < OE stæg, akin to Du stag < IE * stāk , to stand, place < base * sta : see STAND] a heavy rope or cable, usually of wire, used as a brace or support, as for a mast of a ship; guy vt. to brace or support with a… …
10Portland cement — is the most common type of cement in general usage in many parts of the world, as it is a basic ingredient of concrete, mortar, stucco and most non specialty grout. It is a fine powder produced by Portland cement clinker (more than 90%), a… …
