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Buckram
Meaning
Noun
●
In Fabrics:
A
coarse
cloth
of
cotton
,
linen
or
hemp
,
stiffened
with
size
or
glue
, used in
bookbinding
to
cover
and
protect
the
books
, in
garments
to keep them in the form
intended
, and for
wrappers
to
cover
merchandise.
●
A
crab
that has just
molted
; a papershell.
●
A
plant
, Allium ursinum, also called
ramson
,
wild garlic
, or
bear
garlic
.
Verb
●
To
stiffen
with or
as if
with buckram.
Sourced from
Wiktionary
Origin
buckram
English
bukeram
Middle English (1100-1500)
bokeram
Konkomba
boquerant
Old French (842-ca. 1400)
Sourced from
Etym
Synonyms
Buckrams
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