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nonstarched

nonstarched adjective: not starched.

Adjective

nonstarched (not comparable)

  1. Not starched.
    • In many institutions and home settings, the cloister-style uniform has given way to nonstarched wash-and-wear clothing.1978, Lillian Margaret Simms, Janice B. Lindberg, The nurse person: developing perspectives for contemporary nursing, page 156

Origin of nonstarched

From non- + starched.

Questions about nonstarched

What does nonstarched mean?
Nonstarched means not starched.
What part of speech is nonstarched?
Nonstarched is an adjective.

Words near nonstarched in the dictionary

  1. nonstaple
  2. nonstapled
  3. nonstaples
  4. nonstar
  5. nonstarch
  6. nonstarched
  7. nonstarches
  8. nonstarchy
  9. nonstardom
  10. nonstarred
  11. nonstars

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