Definition of buckram Buckram
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We found 12 definitions of buckram from 5 different sources.
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What does buckram mean?
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NounPlural: buckrams |
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| buckram - a coarse cotton fabric stiffened with glue; used in bookbinding and to stiffen clothing | ||
| cloth, textile, fabric, material artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers; "the fabric in the curtains was light and semitransparent"; "woven cloth originated in Mesopotamia around 5000 BC"; "she measured off enough material for a dress" | ||
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| buckram - stiffen with or as with buckram; "buckram the skirt" | ||
| stiffen make stiff or stiffer; "Stiffen the cream by adding gelatine" | ||
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Wiktionary 
- buckram (Noun)
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. - buckram (Noun)
A plant, Allium ursinum, also called ramson, wild garlic , or bear garlic . - buckram (Verb)
To stiffen with or as if with buckram.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- buckram (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. - buckram (n.)
A plant. See Ramson. - buckram (a.)
Made of buckram; as, a buckram suit. - buckram (a.)
Stiff; precise. - buckram (v. t.)
To strengthen with buckram; to make stiff.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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buckram
buk′ram, 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. [O. Fr. boquerant.]
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