Buckram

noun

/ˈbʌkɹəm/

Word Frequency: 0.1

Definitions

1.nounA coarse cloth of cotton, linen or hemp, stiffened with size or glue, used in bookbinding to cover and protect the books, in garments to keep them in the form intended, and for wrappers to cover merchandise.

2.verbTo stiffen with or as if with buckram.

Synonyms

starchy stiff formal buck burlap bocasine packcloth broadcloth union cloth bombast clothback barkcloth

Rhymes With

buck ram

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