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Where I went to school, Eton College, we had to wear dark trousers, a tailcoat, and a stiff, starched collar every day, and that was fine with me: Part of the reason I wanted to go there was because I've always loved dressing up.
Charlie Siem

Meaning of "starched" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF STARCHED

starched  [stɑːtʃt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF STARCHED

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Starched is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES STARCHED MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of starched in the English dictionary

The definition of starched in the dictionary is stiffened with or soak in starch.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH STARCHED


arched
ɑːtʃt
bleached
bliːtʃt
debauched
dɪˈbɔːtʃt
parched
pɑːtʃt
perched
pɜːtʃt
researched
rɪˈsɜːtʃt
scorched
skɔːtʃt
unarched
ʌnˈɑːtʃt
unbleached
ʌnˈbliːtʃt
unbreached
ʌnˈbriːtʃt
undebauched
ˌʌndɪˈbɔːtʃt
unimpeached
ˌʌnɪmˈpiːtʃt
unreached
ʌnˈriːtʃt
unscorched
ʌnˈskɔːtʃt
unsearched
ʌnˈsɜːtʃt
unsmirched
ʌnˈsmɜːtʃt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE STARCHED

star-of-Bethlehem
star-spangled
Star-Spangled Banner
star-studded
Stara Zagora
staragen
starboard
starburst
starch
starch-reduced
starchedly
starchedness
starcher
starchier
starchiest
starchily
starchiness
starchitect
starchlike
starchy

WORDS THAT END LIKE STARCHED

botched
detached
drenched
entrenched
etched
high-pitched
mismatched
notched
outstretched
patched
pinched
pitched
poached
ruched
stretched
thatched
touched
unmatched
untouched
wretched

Synonyms and antonyms of starched in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «starched» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF STARCHED

Find out the translation of starched to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of starched from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «starched» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

笔挺
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

almidonado
570 millions of speakers

English

starched
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

रस्मी
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

منشى
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

накрахмаленные
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

engomado
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

starched
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

empesé
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Terbenam
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

steif
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

먹인
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Starched
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

chất bột
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கஞ்சி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

तारांकित
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

kolalı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

inamidato
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

nakrochmalony
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

накрохмалені
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

scrobite
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

κολλαριστά
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

gestyfde
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

stärkta
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

stivet
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of starched

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «STARCHED»

The term «starched» is regularly used and occupies the 106.481 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «STARCHED» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «starched» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «starched» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about starched

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QUOTES WITH «STARCHED»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word starched.
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Charlie Siem
Where I went to school, Eton College, we had to wear dark trousers, a tailcoat, and a stiff, starched collar every day, and that was fine with me: Part of the reason I wanted to go there was because I've always loved dressing up.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «STARCHED»

Discover the use of starched in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to starched and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The White Starched Apron
I wrote a three page foreword for my first book, “The White Starched Apron.” I explained that I am a Cancer patient, I don't believe in doctors giving you expiration dates, but according to the powers that be, I passed mine in January of 2009.
Saragene Stamm Adkins, 2009
2
Death in Starched White
Zoe and her brother Lenard never knew their mother or father.
Kathy Buchen, 2005
3
The Starched Blue Sky of Spain and Other Memoirs
The works of a once-beloved writer return from obscurity to delight a new generation of readers.
Josephine Herbst, 1999
4
The Lancet
1 have been more satisfied, perhaps, with the results obtained from the starched bandage than from any other method of treatment. But the starched bandage requires to be carefully applied ; not to be put on too tightly, and yet to be applied  ...
‎1868
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The London Lancet: A Journal of British and Foreign Medical ...
The fracture was at once put up in the starched apparatus, with a temporary long splint to maintain the extension made by assistants till the apparatus should have dried. On cutting this up, the shortening was found undiminished. Resolved to ...
‎1855
6
Doctor Olds of Twillingate: Portrait of an American Surgeon ...
Our uniform consisted of the basic blue, over which we wore a starched white apron. A stiffly starched white collar and starched white cuffs were the finishing touches. Our white stockings were not nylon, but silk, and they wrinkled. The white ...
Gary L. Saunders, 1994
7
Foolproof Curves: Quilts with Bias Strips and Continuous ...
Use the next piece to be starched to dry the starch off your hands before dropping it into the bowl to soak up the liquid while you use the iron to dry the first piece. By working this way you can also keep an eye out for any colors that may run.
Barbara Barber, 2004
8
Vacation Bible School Dropouts Book Two
The heat, collaborating with a freshly starched collar, would result in almost instant rash around the neck. Most of the girls wore starched cotton sleeveless blouses, starched cotton full skirts blossomed by crinoline, and not much more.
9
The Admiral's Son
The heat, collaborating with a freshly starched collar, would result in almost instant rash around the neck. Most of the girls wore starched cotton sleeveless blouses, starched cotton full skirts blossomed by crinoline, and not much more.
Hank Miller, 2007
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the medico chirurgical review and journal of practical medicine
On the Use op the Starched Bandage. Our readers are no doubt well aware that, for some years past, the use of what has been called the bandage amidonn£ — which is nothing but a calico bandage or roller wetted in a strong solution of ...
james johnson, 1840

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «STARCHED»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term starched is used in the context of the following news items.
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'No Refills'
And, by working I mean, arranging for Louis' shirts to be triple starched at the dry cleaners in retaliation for what he did to Harvey. Harvey points out to not even ... «Entertainment Weekly, Jul 15»
2
McClellan: An elephant in a courtroom wearing a starched shirt
Shortly before Ralph Alexander's trial resumed Thursday morning, a young woman approached defense attorney Robert Taaffe. She had a blue shirt on a ... «STLtoday.com, Mar 15»
3
Dress Blues
February 6, 2015 3:30 pm February 6, 2015 3:30 pm 1 Comment. From double-breasted jean jackets to starched culottes, tailored denim is the next big thing. «New York Times, Feb 15»
4
Call the Midwife's Charlotte Ritchie wears her heart on her starched
She said it took a turn in starched 1950s midwives' blues before she truly believed she was part of the show - in fact, Charlotte's own mother was so convinced ... «What's On TV, Jan 15»
5
Starched white shirts, high-heeled shoes?!? What are the real …
Is it starched white shirts, high heel shoes which sink into the ground all day making for a less than desirable walking or standing situation? Is it about kicking ... «The Times-Picayune - NOLA.com, Nov 14»
6
Downton Abbey's secret with a starched collar? Ask Alice Allen
At 96, Alice has perfect eyesight, the dexterity of a 20-year-old and a knack for making a starched collar that is utterly unique. For six decades, she worked in a ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Nov 14»
7
Stiff-necked Downton Abbey stars drive starched-collar boom
The world's last remaining starched-collar laundry is enjoying a business boom thanks to the success of Downton Abbey. The Barker Group laundry in ... «New Zealand Herald, Nov 14»
8
Downton Abbey brings starched collars back into fashion
Starched collars were standard attire in the Downton era, when men would wear the same shirt for up to a week but change the collar daily. Men lower down the ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Oct 14»
9
Starched collars revived at Bournemouth laundry
A Bournemouth laundry has revived the art of producing a starched collar, ... Starched collars were the height of fashion at the start of the 20th Century, but the ... «BBC News, Oct 14»
10
Everyone Deserves Clean Grout and Starched Linen
Pie Counter (1963), Wayne Thiebaud For my junior high school Home Economics teacher, Mrs. Lesca Black, who taught me how to press every seam once ... «Patheos, Jul 14»

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