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mabakor₂ [mabákor] (irreg. infl. kabakor) adj Stiff fibres, cloth (as of abaca or fabric). makapal Mabakor kag ako pagka almidor it tong amo tamong. Our quilt was stiff when I starched it. (sem. domains: 6.6.1 - Working with cloth.)

mabakor₁ [mabákor] adj Stiff, bristling (as of starched clothes or stiff straws). matingkad Kag ida inalmidoran ay mabakor. The ones she starched are all stiff.

almidor [álmidor] (dial. var. armidon) n 1Starch for stiffening clothes. almidor Indi anay mag-almidor ngasing nak pay mauyan busa. Don’t starch things today as it seems like it might rain. [Traditionally gáwgaw "starch" was made from arrowroot, cassava or maize (corn).] (sem. domains: 5.6.4 - Wash clothes.) 2To starch, stiffen clothes. (sem. domains: 5.6.4 - Wash clothes.) 3To have clothes be starched, stiffened. (sem. domains: 5.6.4 - Wash clothes.)