Meaning of clearstarch | Babel Free

Definitions

To stiffen with starch, and then make clear by clapping with the hands.

archaic, transitive

Examples

“to clearstarch caps”

“to clearstarch muslin”

“Had always said and believed that Pickwick would marry Mrs. Bardell; knew that Mrs. Bardell's being engaged to Pickwick was the current topic of conversation in the neighbourhood, after the fainting in July; had been told it herself by Mrs. Mudberry which kept a mangle, and Mrs. Bunkin which clearstarched, but did not see either Mrs. Mudberry or Mrs. Bunkin in court.”

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