Buckram

['bʌkrəm]

Definition

(noun.) a coarse cotton fabric stiffened with glue; used in bookbinding and to stiffen clothing.

(verb.) stiffen with or as with buckram; 'buckram the skirt'.

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Definition

(n.) 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.

(n.) A plant. See Ramson.

(a.) Made of buckram; as, a buckram suit.

(a.) Stiff; precise.

(v. t.) To strengthen with buckram; to make stiff.

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Definition

n. a coarse open-woven fabric of cotton or linen made very stiff with size used for the framework of ladies' bonnets for the inside of belts and collars of dresses and for bookbinding: stiffness in manners and appearance.—adj. made of buckram: stiff: precise.—v.t. to give the quality of buckram.

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