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BUCKRAM DEFINITIONS - 9 definitions found
BUCKRAM was my What's The Word? choice for Wednesday, Dec 17, 2008
buckram adj 1: rigidly formal; "a starchy manner"; "the letter was stiff and formal"; "his prose has a buckram quality" [syn: starchy, stiff, buckram] n 1: a coarse cotton fabric stiffened with glue; used in bookbinding and to stiffen clothing v 1: stiffen with or as with buckram; "buckram the skirt" Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary, 11th Edition (2003) buckram I. noun Etymology: Middle English bukeram, from Anglo-French bokeram, from Old French bougherant, probably ultimately from Bokhara (Bukhara, Uzbekistan) Date: 15th century 1. a stiff-finished heavily sized fabric of cotton or linen used for interlinings in garments, for stiffening in millinery, and in bookbinding 2. archaic stiffness, rigidity II. adjective Date: circa 1589 suggesting buckram especially in stiffness III. transitive verb Date: 1783 1. to give strength or stiffness to (as with buckram) 2. archaic to make pretentious Oxford English Reference Dictionary
English Explanatory Dictionary buckram ˈbʌkrəm n. & adj. --n. 1 a coarse linen or other cloth stiffened with gum or paste, and used as interfacing or in bookbinding. 2 archaic stiffness in manner. --adj. archaic starchy; formal. ømen in buckram a figment (Shakesp. 1 Henry IV II. iv. 210-50). [ME f. AF bukeram, OF boquerant, perh. f. Bokhara in central Asia] Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) Ramson \Ram"son\, n. [AS. hramsan, pl., akin to G. rams, Sw. rams, ramsl["o]k; cf. Gr. ? onion.] (Bot.) A broad-leaved species of garlic ({Allium ursinum}), common in European gardens; -- called also buckram. Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) Buckram \Buck"ram\, a. 1. Made of buckram; as, a buckram suit. 2. Stiff; precise. ``Buckram dames.'' --Brooke. Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) Buckram \Buck"ram\, v. t. To strengthen with buckram; to make stiff. --Cowper. Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) Buckram \Buck"ram\, n. [OE. bokeram, bougeren, OF. boqueran, F. bougran, MHG. buckeram, LL. buchiranus, boquerannus, fr. MHG. boc, G. bock, goat (as being made of goat's hair), or fr. F. bouracan, by transposing the letter r. See Buck, Barracan.] 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. Note: Buckram was formerly a very different material from that now known by the name. It was used for wearing apparel, etc. --Beck (Draper's Dict. ). 2. (Bot.) A plant. See Ramson. --Dr. Prior. |
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