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Meanings of starchy in English

Rigidly formal.

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Consisting of or containing starch.

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Of cloth: Stiffened with starch.

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Examples for "starched"
Examples for "starched"
1
Please bring me my baby.' She clutched at the nurse's starched uniform.
Book of lost threads
2
A little girl in a starched pinafore was sent for the rope.
The Wouldbegoods: Being the Further Adventures of the Treasure S...
3
In plain talk, the British are uniquely buttoned up and starched stiff.
The Guardian
4
A young woman in a crisp starched dress appeared at the threshold.
Rakes and radishes
5
Inside I was met by a nurse in a crisply starched uniform.
Tell me, pretty maiden
Usage of starchy in English
1
Green vegetables, however, are not starchy enough to use on their own.
The cook's illustrated how-to-cook library
2
The dumplings are also great alternatives to rice or other starchy choices.
The South African
3
From these experiments determine in which class-animalor vegetable-thestarchy foods belong.
School and Home Cooking
4
White flour contains little more than the starchy elements of the grain.
Nature Cure: Philosophy & Practice Based on the Unity of Disease...
5
Serve with your favourite starchy sides and add blackberry sauce as desired.
Jamaica Observer
6
A starchy and a green vegetable; as, for instance, potatoes and cabbage.
Public School Domestic Science
7
Between the ages of nine and twelve months begin giving starchy foods.
Maintaining Health (Formerly Health and Efficiency)
8
Next we tested the starchy potato most readily available nationwide, the russet.
The cook's illustrated how-to-cook library
9
I kind of can't stand a starchy potato as a mashed potato.
Wired
10
They were widely eaten before the potato became the staple starchy vegetable.
The Guardian
11
They go well with flesh or milk or nuts or starchy foods.
Maintaining Health (Formerly Health and Efficiency)
12
He recommended the sweet fruits-figs ,dates ,raisins ,prunes-insteadofthe starchy foods.
Maintaining Health (Formerly Health and Efficiency)
13
Avoid pastry and starchy food, such as potatoes, beans and white bread.
The Royal Road to Health; Or, the Secret of Health Without Drugs
14
Daniels is supremely well-cast, catching Comey's starchy righteousness and tendency to showboat.
Independent.ie
15
The acid fruits should not be given in the meals containing starchy foods.
Maintaining Health (Formerly Health and Efficiency)
16
The patient should avoid the starchy and sugar foods as much as possible.
Mother's Remedies / Over One Thousand Tried and Tested Remedies ...
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United States of America
Common
United Kingdom
Less common