Definitions for buckram

Definitions for (noun) buckram

Main entry: buckram

Definition: a coarse cotton fabric stiffened with glue; used in bookbinding and to stiffen clothing


Definitions for (verb) buckram

Main entry: buckram

Definition: stiffen with or as with buckram

Usage: buckram the skirt


Definitions for (adj) buckram

Main entry: buckram, starchy, stiff

Definition: rigidly formal

Usage: a starchy manner; the letter was stiff and formal; his prose has a buckram quality


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