What is the meaning of starch?

noun

  • A complex carbohydrate found chiefly in seeds, fruits, tubers, roots and stem pith of plants, notably in corn, potatoes, wheat, and rice; an important foodstuff and used otherwise especially in adhesives and as fillers and stiffeners for paper and textiles.
  • A commercial preparation of starch that is used to stiffen textile fabrics in laundering.

verb

  • Stiffen with starch.
    • usage: "starch clothes"
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