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Webster 1913 Edition
Strengthening
Strength′en-ing
,Adj.
That strengthens; giving or increasing strength.
– Strength′en-ing-ly
, adv.
Strengthening plaster
(Med.)
, a plaster containing iron, and supposed to have tonic effects.
Webster 1828 Edition
Strengthening
STRENGTHENING
,ppr.