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Definition of: buckram
(buk′rəm) noun
1. A coarse, glue-sized cotton fabric, for stiffening garments, and for bookbinding.
2. Stiffness of manner.
3. Originally, a fine linen or cotton fabric.
—adjective Of or like buckram; stiff; precise.
—v.t. To stiffen with or as with buckram. [Cf. OF boquerant]
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