Starch

starch, a. Stiff; precise; rigid, —n. A white granular substance, chiefly of vegetable origin, used for stiffening cloth, etc. — v. [starched (starcht), starching.] To stiffen with starch. [Same as stark, qv.] — Starched, starcht, p. a. Stiffened with starch; precise; formal. — Starch'ednes3, n. State of being starched; stiffne in manners; formality.— Starchier, n— Starch'ly, adv. In a starch manner; formally. — Starch'ne , n. — Starch/y, a. Consisting of, or resembling, starch;