Starch \Starch\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Starched} (st[aum]rcht); p. pr. & vb. n. {Starching}.] To stiffen with starch. [1913 Webster] Star chamber
Starched \Starched\ (st[aum]rcht), a. 1. Stiffened with starch. [1913 Webster] 2. Stiff; precise; formal. --Swift. [1913 Webster]
19 Moby Thesaurus words for "starched": buckram, firm, in buckram, pokerlike, prim, ramrodlike, renitent, rigid, rodlike, starch, starchy, stiff, stiff as buckram, stilted, taut, tense, tight, unrelaxed, virgate