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buckram

[ buhk-ruhm ]

noun

  1. a stiff cotton fabric for interlinings, book bindings, etc.
  2. stiffness of manner; extreme preciseness or formality.


verb (used with object)

buckramed, buckraming.
  1. to strengthen with buckram.
  2. Archaic. to give a false appearance of importance, value, or strength to.

buckram

/ ˈ²úÊŒ°ì°ùÉ™³¾ /

noun

    1. cotton or linen cloth stiffened with size, etc, used in lining or stiffening clothes, bookbinding, etc
    2. ( as modifier )

      a buckram cover

  1. archaic.
    stiffness of manner
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. tr to stiffen with buckram
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of buckram1

First recorded in 1175–1225; Middle English bokeram, buk(e)ram, from Old French bo(u)querant, Old Italian bucherame, perhaps from Middle High German buckeram, said to be named after Bukhara, once noted for textiles
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of buckram1

C14: from Old French boquerant , from Old Provençal bocaran , ultimately from Bukhara , once an important source of textiles
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They value efficiency and aesthetics above all other considerations, and they end up a graveyard of lost opportunities: How will the jacket or the obi interact with the buckram?

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Mrs. Beane made her hats the old-fashioned way, wetting buckram — a stiff cotton — into molds decorated with all manner of fabrics.

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When Becker first began making masks, it was labor intensive, working with water-based clay, petroleum jelly and buckram fabric, he said.

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It looks a little bit like the hard cover of a book; it is made, apparently, from archival-quality buckram linen, which is also used in bookbinding.

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Ms. Claire moved to New York, she said, because she couldn’t easily find wire, buckram and other supplies for her work elsewhere in the United States.

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