clearstarched

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clearstarched - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Clearstarch \Clear"starch`\ (kl[=e]r"st[aum]rcht`), v. t. [imp.
     & p. p. Clearstarched; p. pr. & vb. n. Clearstraching.]
     To stiffen with starch, and then make clear by clapping with
     the hands; as, to clearstarch muslin.
     [1913 Webster]