clearstarch

== English == === Etymology === From clear +‎ starch. === Verb === clearstarch (third-person singular simple present clearstarches, present participle clearstarching, simple past and past participle clearstarched) (transitive, archaic) To stiffen with starch, and then make clear by clapping with the hands. ==== Derived terms ==== === References === “clearstarch”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.