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Collar Stiffener Crossword Clue

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We've checked our database and believe the answer is STARCH which was last seen in the Eugene Sheffer crossword.
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298%4Exact Match!
342%8 A horizontal timber, strut or stiffener across a framework

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We think the answer is "STARCH" which means:

    noun
  • • A complex carbohydrate found chiefly in seeds, fruits, tubers, roots and stem pith of plants, notably in corn, potatoes, wheat, and rice; an important foodstuff and used otherwise especially in adhesives and as fillers and stiffeners for paper and textiles
  • • A commercial preparation of starch that is used to stiffen textile fabrics in laundering
  • verb
  • • Stiffen with starch
  • adjective
  • • Stiff; precise; rigid.

An example sentence would be:

  • • "I need to buy some starch for my laundry."
  • • "Potatoes are high in starch."

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Source #Number Answer
Eugene Sheffer13 Mar 2021 Across 11
Eugene Sheffer03 Jul 2020 Down 26
New York Times15 Nov 2018 Across 37
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