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unstarch

verb

Etymology

From un- + starch.

  1. derived from *sterg-✻ — “stiff, rigid”
  2. inherited from *starkī✻ — “stiffness, rigidity, fortitude, strength”
  3. inherited from *stierċe✻ — “stiffness, rigidity, strength”
  4. inherited from starche
  5. prefixed as unstarch — “un + starch”

Definitions

  1. To remove starch from

  2. to make limp, weak, soft or pliable.

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA