A 'lashing' is an arrangement of rope used to secure two or more items together in a somewhat rigid manner.

She becomes pregnant and her father, a somewhat rigid and conventional man, disowns her.

The Dionne sisters, while living at the compound, had a somewhat rigid lifestyle.

Vulcan social traditions, according to what I've read, are somewhat rigid.

A report provided by the World Bank indicates that labor laws are somewhat rigid.

These pieces always progress from two-part to four-part settings and feature a somewhat rigid variation technique.

Instead, a somewhat rigid "fish" is pushed through the pipe and attached to a rope at the access point near the truck.

The minister's face displayed a pleasant if somewhat rigid smile.

According to the combat archives, the Kezdai were formidable opponents, if somewhat rigid and inflexible.