Definitions
stiffen with starch
Word origin
From Middle English starche, sterche, from Old English *stierċe (“stiffness, rigidity, strength”), from Proto-West Germanic *starkī (“stiffness, rigidity, fortitude, strength”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *sterg- (“stiff, rigid”).
Used in a sentence
“Meronym: saccharide”
“The various elements found in food are the following: Starch, sugar, fats, albumen, mineral substances, indigestible substances.”
“this Professor is to give the society their stiffening, and infuse into their manners that beautiful political starch, which may qualify them for Levées, Conferences, Visits”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Laundry stiffener”6 letters
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