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Definition of Buckram
1. Adjective. Rigidly formal. "His prose has a buckram quality"
2. Verb. Stiffen with or as with buckram. "Buckram the skirt"
3. Noun. A coarse cotton fabric stiffened with glue; used in bookbinding and to stiffen clothing.
Definition of Buckram
1. 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.
2. a. Made of buckram; as, a buckram suit.
3. v. t. To strengthen with buckram; to make stiff.
Definition of Buckram
1. 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. ¹
2. Verb. (transitive) To stiffen with or as if with buckram. ¹
3. Noun. (botany) A plant, ''Allium ursinum'', also called ramson, wild garlic, or bear garlic. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Buckram
1. to stiffen [v -ED, -ING, -S] - See also: stiffen
Medical Definition of Buckram
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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.
Buckram was formerly a very different material from that now known by the name. It was used for wearing apparel, etc.
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Buckram
Literary usage of Buckram
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Juristic Science and Law by Roscoe Pound (1918)
"Fine Sets in our June List Books are Good and Prices Low Century Digest, 50
vols., buckram. Decennial Digest, 1897 to 1906, ..."
2. Cyclopaedia of English Literature: A Selection of the Choicest Productions by Robert Chambers, Robert Carruthers (1853)
"Ay, four in buckram suite. P. Henry. Pr'ythee, let him alone ; we shall have more
anon. Fal. ... These nine in buckram, that I told thee of P. Henry. ..."
3. Journal of the American Oriental Society by American Oriental Society (1907)
"First and Second Half (1897) buckram, each 2.50 5.00 Vol. XIX. First Half (1898)
full cloth 1.50 ... Second Half (1898) bound in full buckram 2.50 Vol. XX. ..."
4. British Books in Print by J. Whitaker & Sons (1902)
"Svo, half buckram, 6/- Vol. IV., Isaiah-Malachi. Svo, half buckram, 6,'- . Vol.
... 8vo, half buckram, 6,- . Special Subscription Terms on Application. ..."
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