Hypertext Webster Gateway: "buckram"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Ramson \Ram"son\, n. [AS. hramsan, pl., akin to G. rams, Sw.
rams, ramsl["o]k; cf. Gr. ? onion.] (Bot.)
A broad-leaved species of garlic ({Allium ursinum}), common
in European gardens; -- called also {buckram}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Buckram \Buck"ram\, a.
1. Made of buckram; as, a buckram suit.
2. Stiff; precise. ``Buckram dames.'' --Brooke.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Buckram \Buck"ram\, v. t.
To strengthen with buckram; to make stiff. --Cowper.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
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.
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. ).
2. (Bot.) A plant. See {Ramson}. --Dr. Prior.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
buckram
adj : rigidly formal; "a starchy manner"; "the letter was stiff
and formal"; "his prose has a buckram quality" [syn: {starchy},
{stiff}]
n : a coarse cotton fabric stiffened with glue; used in
bookbinding and to stiffen clothing
v : stiffen with or as with buckram; "buckram the skirt"
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