Starched (Grose 1811 Dictionary)

Starched

Stiff, prim, formal, affected.

Definition taken from The 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue, originally by Francis Grose.

To Star the Glaze * Staring Quarter

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Nathan Bailey's 1736 Dictionary of canting and thieving slang

John S. Farmer's collection of canting songs and slang rhymes

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Star Gazer
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Staring Quarter
Start
Starter
Starveā€™em
Star Lag
Stash
State
Stay
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