 5 definitions found
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
buckram
adjective: rigidly formal; "a starchy manner"; "the letter was stiff
and formal"; "his prose has a buckram quality" [syn: {starchy},
{stiff}]
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"
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Ramson \Ram"son\ (r[a^]m"z'n), noun [AS. hramsan, pl., akin to G.
rams, Sw. rams, ramsl["o]k; cf. Gr. kro'myon onion.] (Bot.)
A broad-leaved species of garlic ({Allium ursinum}), common
in European gardens; -- called also {buckram}.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Buckram \Buck"ram\, adjective
1. Made of buckram; as, a buckram suit.
2. Stiff; precise. ''Buckram dames.'' --Brooke.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Buckram \Buck"ram\, verb (used with an object)
To strengthen with buckram; to make stiff. --Cowper.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Buckram \Buck"ram\, noun [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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