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starchedness

noun

Etymology

From starched + -ness.

Definitions

  1. The quality or state of being starched

    • the starchedness of linen

  2. stiffness in manners

    stiffness in manners; formality.

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