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Webster 1913 Edition


Starched

Starched

(stärcht)
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Adj.
1.
Stiffened with starch.
2.
Stiff; precise; formal.
Swift.

Webster 1828 Edition


Starched

STARCHED

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pp.
1.
Stiffened with starch.
2.
a. Stiff; precise; formal.

Definition 2024


starched

starched

English

Verb

starched

  1. simple past tense and past participle of starch

Adjective

starched (comparative more starched, superlative most starched)

  1. Of or pertaining to a garment which has had starch applied.
  2. Stiff, formal, rigid; prim and proper.
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