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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. a coarse cotton fabric stiffened with glue; used in bookbinding and to stiffen clothing;


VERB (1)

1. stiffen with or as with buckram;
- Example: "buckram the skirt"


ADJECTIVE (1)

1. rigidly formal;
- Example: "a starchy manner"
- Example: "the letter was stiff and formal"
- Example: "his prose has a buckram quality"
[syn: starchy, stiff, buckram]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Ramson \Ram"son\ (r[a^]m"z'n), n. [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. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

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. [1913 Webster] 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. ). [1913 Webster] 2. (Bot.) A plant. See Ramson. --Dr. Prior. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Buckram \Buck"ram\, a. 1. Made of buckram; as, a buckram suit. [1913 Webster] 2. Stiff; precise. "Buckram dames." --Brooke. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Buckram \Buck"ram\, v. t. To strengthen with buckram; to make stiff. --Cowper. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

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"