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Starched vs Nonstarched - What's the difference?

starched | nonstarched |

As adjectives the difference between starched and nonstarched

is that starched is of or pertaining to a garment which has had starch applied while nonstarched is not starched.

As a verb starched

is (starch).

starched

English

Verb

(head)
  • (starch)

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Of or pertaining to a garment which has had starch applied.
  • Stiff, formal, rigid; prim and proper.
    • (Swift)

    Quotations

    * (English Citations of "starched")

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    nonstarched

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Not starched.
  • * 1978 , Lillian Margaret Simms, Janice B. Lindberg, The nurse person: developing perspectives for contemporary nursing (page 156)
    • In many institutions and home settings, the cloister-style uniform has given way to nonstarched wash-and-wear clothing.