stark (adj.) Old form(s): starke
rigid, stiff [as in death]
1H4 V.iii.40[Prince Hal to Falstaff] Many a nobleman lies stark and stiff
Cym IV.ii.209.2[Arviragus to Belarius and Guiderius, of disguised Innogen] Stark, as you see
RJ IV.i.103[Friar to Juliet, of taking the potion] Each part, deprived of supple government, / Shall, stiff and stark and cold, appear like death
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