buckram in English dictionary

  • buckram

    Meanings and definitions of "buckram"

    • 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.
    • (transitive) To stiffen with or as if with buckram.
    • (botany) A plant, Allium ursinum , also called ramson, wild garlic, or bear garlic.
    • noun
      A plant, Allium ursinum, also called ramson, wild garlic, or bear garlic.
    • 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.
    • verb
      (transitive)
      To stiffen with or as if with buckram.
    • adjective
      rigidly formal; "a starchy manner"; "the letter was stiff and formal"; "his prose has a buckram quality"
    • noun
      a coarse cotton fabric stiffened with glue; used in bookbinding and to stiffen clothing
    • verb
      stiffen with or as with buckram; "buckram the skirt"

    Synonyms of "buckram" in English dictionary

    starchy, formal, cloth are the top synonyms of "buckram" in the English thesaurus.

    Grammar and declension of buckram

    • buckram ( plural  buckrams)
    • buckram ( third-person singular simple present buckrams, present participle buckraming, simple past and past participle buckramed or buckrammed)
    • buckram ( usually uncountable;  plural  buckrams)
    • buckram (plural buckrams)
    • buckram (usually uncountable, plural buckrams)
    • buckram (third-person singular simple present buckrams, present participle buckraming, simple past and past participle buckramed or buckrammed)

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