First Known Use: 15th century
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1buckram
noun buck·ram \ˈbə-krəm\
Definition of BUCKRAM
1
: a stiff-finished heavily sized fabric of cotton or linen used for interlinings in garments, for stiffening in millinery, and in bookbinding
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Origin of BUCKRAM
Middle English bukeram, from Anglo-French bokeram, from Old French bougherant, probably ultimately from Bokhara (Bukhara, Uzbekistan)
2buckram
adjective
Definition of BUCKRAM
: suggesting buckram especially in stiffness
First Known Use of BUCKRAM
circa 1589
3buckram
verb
Definition of BUCKRAM
transitive verb
1
: to give strength or stiffness to (as with buckram)
2
archaic : to make pretentious
First Known Use of BUCKRAM
1783
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