STARCH

I. transitive verb see: stark Date: 15th century to stiffen with or as if with ~, II. noun Date: 15th century a white odorless tasteless granular or powdery complex carbohydrate (C 6 H 10 O 5 ) x that is the chief storage form of carbohydrate in plants, is an important foodstuff, and is used also in adhesives and sizes, in laundering, and in pharmacy and medicine, a stiff formal manner ; formality , resolute vigor