- Starchness
- Starchness Starch"ness, n.
The quality or state of being starched or starchy[5];
stiffness of manner; preciseness.
Syn: starchedness. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
Starchness
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starchness — starch·ness … English syllables
starchness — noun ( es) Etymology: starch (III) + ness : starchiness in conduct or manner : stiff formality … Useful english dictionary
Starchedness — Starch ed*ness (st[aum]rch [e^]d*n[e^]s), n. The quality or state of being starched or starchy[5]; stiffness in manners; formality. Syn: starchiness, starchness. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
starchiness — starch i*ness (st[aum]rch [ e]*n[e^]s), n. The quality or state of being starchy; stiffness in manners; formality. Syn: starchedness, starchness. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
