| We want clean clothes, but within that simple desire lie images of crisp starching, of linen whiter than white. |
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| The linen was boiled, scrubbed, rinsed and given a final soak in Robin Blue to drag out the last erg of whiteness before starching. |
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| The war days, the old meeting places and the hours spent starching shirts are all recalled in the special publication. |
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| Males also did certain kinds of domestic work in cities like Rio and Salvador, including starching, ironing, fetching water, and dumping waste. |
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| In the 19th century and early 20th century starching was commonly used to make clothing more resistant to stains and wrinkles. |
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