have starched

• present perfect

  present perfect

  Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.

  of starch.
  starch

  noun

  a white, tasteless, solid carbohydrate, (C 6 H 1 0 O5 ) n , occurring in the form of minute granules in the seeds, tubers, and other parts of plants, and forming an important constituent of rice, corn, wheat, beans, potatoes, and many other vegetable foods.

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have starched

"The boys are wearing Tam O' Shanters with pom poms, whereas the girls have starched aprons with gloves," said Erica Davies, the museum's director.

From BBC ● Sep. 5, 2014

Show a blouse that you have starched and folded, OR Show a skirt and coat you have pressed.

From Scouting For Girls, Official Handbook of the Girl Scouts by Josephine Dodge Daskam Bacon

Related Words

• carbohydrate
• sugar