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To stiffen with starch, and then make clear by clapping with the hands; as, to clearstarch muslin.

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  1. v. t. To stiffen with starch, and then make clear by clapping with the hands; as, to clearstarch muslin.
  2. To stiffen with starch, and then make clear by clapping with the hands; as, to clearstarch muslin.
  3. To stiffen with starch, and then make clear by clapping withthe hands; as, to clearstarch muslin.
  4. v. t. To stiffen with starch, and then make clear by clapping with the hands; as, to clearstarch muslin.