starching

noun

a commercial preparation of starch that is used to stiffen textile fabrics in laundering

a complex carbohydrate found chiefly in seeds, fruits, tubers, roots and stem pith of plants, notably in corn, potatoes, wheat, and rice

verb

stiffen with starch

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