starched

“Kids are now wearing their botas to school or their tejanas and starched jeans.”

New York City police officers milled around in their caps and starched white shirts.

On her head a starched cap, with veils flowing down her back.

History well told is rarely dry, yet so many tales of court intrigue either conflate seriousness with the stiffness of starched collars or bloat the action with too many anachronisms.

“Plastics,” he’s told by Mr. McGuire, the starched corporate executive who offers the advice.