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Entry 5 senses · 3 variants Webster, 1913

Buckram

· Buck·ram · IPA /ˈbʌkɹəm/
01 n. 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…
  1. 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.
  2. 2.
    A plant. See Ramson.(Bot.) See: Ramson
02 a. Made of buckram; as, a buckram suit.
  1. 1.
    Made of buckram; as, a buckram suit.
  2. 2.
    Stiff; precise.
03 v. t. To strengthen with buckram; to make stiff.
  1. 1.
    To strengthen with buckram; to make stiff.