starch
The origin and history of starch.
Etymology
From an Old English word meaning "stiffness" or "strength," related to the word "stark." The food sense and the laundry sense both trace back to the same idea of something that makes things rigid.
The origin and history of starch.
From an Old English word meaning "stiffness" or "strength," related to the word "stark." The food sense and the laundry sense both trace back to the same idea of something that makes things rigid.
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