Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • To stiffen and dress with clear or pure starch: as, to clearstarch muslin.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

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

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

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

Etymologies

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clear +‎ starch

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