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单词 conjee
释义

conjeecongeev.

Forms: Also congie.
Etymology: < conjee n.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈconjee.
transitive. To starch with rice-water.
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the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > cleaning > washing > washing clothes and textile articles > wash clothes [verb (transitive)] > starch
starch1390
conjee1698
clear-starch1709
1698 J. Fryer New Acct. E.-India & Persia iv. vi. 201 They lay them [their Cloaths] a whitening, and after Congee or stiffen them.
1829 H. B. Henderson Bengalee 134 His stiff, full cravat of former days..surmounted with a well congied modern shirt collar.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online December 2020).
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