Starched

Synonyms for "starched" (30 found)

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Closest matches (6)

buckramfirmin buckram
Verb(3 words)

Strong matches (9)

Related words (15)

Related word relations

OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.

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More general

9 entries
chemical treatmentculinary techniquefabric finishingfabric propertyfood preparationmannerismsocial normtextile processingtextile quality

More specific

11 entries
ceremonial protocolcollar starchingcornstarch thickeningformal dresspotato starch thickeningrigid etiquetteshirt starchingstarched cottonstarched ginghamstarched linenstarched muslin

Collocations

8 entries
starched appearancestarched collarstarched cuffsstarched fabricstarched finishstarched linenstarched linensstarched shirt

Inflections

4 entries
more starchedmost starchedstarchesstarching

Derivations

5 entries

Sample sentences

9 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

Dora's sitting up on the seat as prim as you please. She always looks as if she'd just been starched and ironed.

Source: tatoeba (7917486)

Karl Lagerfeld was an original, and was recognizable chiefly because of his white hair, black eyeglasses, starched collars and black, fingerless gloves.

Source: tatoeba (8102240)

Ninety-seven squirming little orphans must be scrubbed and combed and buttoned into freshly starched ginghams; and all ninety-seven reminded of their manners, and told to say, “Yes, sir,” “No, sir,” whenever a Trustee spoke.

Source: tatoeba (11902496)

I recall the height of comfort attained by the green-cushioned "first" with starched white antimacassars and a pretentious grey floor mat on which it seemed a sacrilege to stand, as it was embellished with the North Western conception of Britannia, complete with trident.

Source: wiktionary

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