v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Clearstarched p. pr. & vb. n. Clearstraching. ] To stiffen with starch, and then make clear by clapping with the hands; as, to clearstarch muslin. [ 1913 Webster ]
(n) United States newspaper publisher whose introduction of large headlines and sensational reporting changed American journalism (1863-1951), Syn. William Randolph Hearst