starched's Usage Examples:

Sitting ramrod straight in her big, old chair, chin held high above the starched, white cartwheel of her ruff.

Classically Fulham, this place is all starched linen tablecloths, pretty outdoor courtyards and sparkly glassware.

sitting ramrod straight in her big, old chair, chin held high above the starched, white cartwheel of her ruff.

The girl's dress has a full flounced skirt supported by numerous stiff horsehair and starched petticoats.

hieratic faceless figures viewed from a child's perspective, impossibly pristine in their immaculate, starched white aprons.

flounced skirt supported by numerous stiff horsehair and starched petticoats.

And it would contribute toward finally dispelling the starched collars and ivory tower image better associated with Brideshead Revisited.

He wears a starched and gathered ruff developed from the shirt neck frill after about 1560.

Great care was taken in the laundering and tying of his stiffly starched cravat.

A rustle of starched petticoats and the whispering and laughter of girls' voices came from the adjoining room.

Synonyms:

amylum, Otaheite arrowroot, cassava starch, arrowroot, Otaheite arrowroot starch, polyose, manioca, polysaccharide, amyloid, arum, cassava, manioc, cornflour, cornstarch, sago,

Antonyms:

unscrew, slacken, relax, stay, resolution,