a. 1. Of or pertaining to starch. [ PJC ]
2. Containing or consisting of starch; -- used especially of foods. [ PJC ]
3. Resembling starch; stiff. [ 1913 Webster ]
4. Stiffened by use of starch; starched{ 1 }; -- of clothing. [ PJC ]
5. Formal in manner; precise. Syn. -- starch. [ 1913 Webster ]