starch

/ˈstɑɹt͡ʃ/ 名词 B2

中文：淀粉、碳水化合物

A widely diffused vegetable substance, found in seeds, bulbs and tubers, as extracted (e.g. from potatoes, corn, rice, etc.) in the form of a white, glistening, granular or powdery substance, without taste or smell, and giving a very peculiar creaking sound when rubbed between the fingers. It is used as a food, in the production of commercial grape sugar, for stiffening linen in laundries, in making paste, etc. (uncountable) · Meronym: saccharide
Carbohydrates, as with grain and potato based foods. (countable)
A stiff, formal manner; formality. (uncountable)
Fortitude. (uncountable)
Any of various starch-like substances used as a laundry stiffener. (countable)

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Of course it wasn’t exactly necessary to starch Matthew’s handkerchiefs!

I shall attend to the ironing and baking beautifully--you needn’t fear that I’ll starch the handkerchiefs or flavor the cake with liniment.”

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