starcher

Laundry texture applier

A starcher is a person who applies starch to fabric, especially in commercial laundry work.

The job involves treating linens, collars, and other items to give them stiffness and crispness.

The term is largely historical, from when starching was done by hand rather than machine: The starcher pressed row after row of detachable collars.

laundry

ironing

Smoothing cloth with heat

pressingRequiring immediate attention
crispFirm and breakable
collarNeck encirclement

cuffs · linen · cotton · spray · fabric · stiffening · shirt · crease · professional · laundress

textile

sizing

Determining or adjusting dimensions

weavingInterlacing strands into fabric
warpBend from true form
threadFiber for stitching

yarn · loom · finish · coating · stiffener · mill · fabric · treatment · industrial · cotton

Opposites

fabric treatment effect

starchersoftener

Agent that reduces hardness

fabric softener · conditioner · relaxer · wrinkle releaser

Phrases

corn starchFine cereal-derived thickening agent
potato starchCarbohydrate extracted from tubers
modified starchChemically altered carbohydrate thickener
starched collarTreated neckband, rigid fabric
spray starchAerosol fabric stiffener
laundry starchFabric stiffening agent

Family

starch, starchy, starched, starches, cornstarch, starching, unstarched, starchiness, potato starch

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Profile: Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G