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Buckram

Buckram Meaning & Definition
Buckram Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Buckram?

[n] a coarse cotton fabric stiffened with glue; used in bookbinding and to stiffen clothing
[adj] rigidly formal; "a starchy manner"; "the letter was stiff and formal"; "his prose has a buckram quality"
[v] stiffen with or as with buckram; "buckram the skirt"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Buckram: formal | starchy | stiff

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See Also | cloth | fabric | material | stiffen | textile

Buckram In Webster's Dictionary

\Buck"ram\, n. [OE. bokeram, bougeren, OF. boqueran, F. bougran, MHG. buckeram, LL. buchiranus, boquerannus, fr. MHG. boc, G. bock, goat (as being made of goat's hair), or fr. F. bouracan, by transposing the letter r. See {Buck}, {Barracan}.] 1. A coarse cloth of linen or hemp, stiffened with size or glue, used in garments to keep them in the form intended, and for wrappers to cover merchandise. Note: Buckram was formerly a very different material from that now known by the name. It was used for wearing apparel, etc. --Beck (Draper's Dict. ). 2. (Bot.) A plant. See {Ramson}. --Dr. Prior.
\Buck"ram\, a. 1. Made of buckram; as, a buckram suit. 2. Stiff; precise. ``Buckram dames.'' --Brooke.
\Buck"ram\, v. t. To strengthen with buckram; to make stiff. --Cowper.

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