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to unstarched

to unstarched

6.5
To remove starch from cloth or clothing
  • verb
  • /ʌnˈstɑːrtʃt/
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  • She unstarched the tablecloths before washing them for the party.

Examples

  • The laundry service unstarched the napkins at the client's request.

  • After years of using stiff collars, he finally unstarched his shirts for comfort.

  • She prefers her shirts unstarched.

  • I like my linens unstarched for a softer feel.

  • She unstarched the tablecloths to make them soft and easy to handle.

  • He decided to unstarched his shirts, preferring a more comfortable fit.

  • The dry cleaner unstarched the table linens as requested, resulting in a more casual appearance.

Antonyms

to starch
16 6.7

To make fabric stiff by using a powder or liquid often before ironing

How Stiff

starchy
1 6.6
stiff
127 1.7
to unstarched
6.5
limp
64 2.8

Surface Forms

unstarched infinitive
unstarched past
unstarched past participle
unstarcheding present participle
unstarcheds third person singular

Morphology

unstarched = starched (transparent) = un + starch + ed

The verb sense denotes the reversal or absence of the 'starch' action and is a straightforward application of the negative prefix 'un-' to 'starched'.

Etymology

Unstarched as a verb has the part un- meaning 'remove' plus starch, the powder that makes cloth 'stiff', so it means to remove starch and make the fabric soft again.