buckram
Americannoun
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a stiff cotton fabric for interlinings, book bindings, etc.
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stiffness of manner; extreme preciseness or formality.
verb (used with object)
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to strengthen with buckram.
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Archaic. to give a false appearance of importance, value, or strength to.
noun
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cotton or linen cloth stiffened with size, etc, used in lining or stiffening clothes, bookbinding, etc
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( as modifier )
a buckram cover
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archaic stiffness of manner
verb
Etymology
Origin of buckram
First recorded in 1175–1225; Middle English bokeram, buk(e)ram, from Old French bo(u)querant, Old Italian bucherame, perhaps from Middle High German buckeram, said to be named after Bukhara, once noted for textiles
Example Sentences
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The late Jess Jackson established Stonestreet Farm in 2005 when he purchased the 469-acre Buckram Oak Farm in Lexington.
From New York Times • May 31, 2012
Although the subsequent hunts led to no more kills, at the hunt breakfast in Millbrook's Red Pheasant Inn, the Buckram and Reddington followers agreed it had been a red-letter meet.
From Time Magazine Archive
Others are subscription packs, like the Treweryn Beagles of Berwyn, Pa. and the Buckram Beagles of Brookville, Long Island, which anyone with sturdy legs and a presentable papa may join.
From Time Magazine Archive
Most imperial gesture: Actor Alan Napier, as the film's aptly named Governor Buckram, stepping out unarmed before a nasty-looking horde of Chinese bandits, demanding and getting their supine surrender.
From Time Magazine Archive
Buckram, or plush of cotton, was certainly imported from the East to England, from the thirteenth century to the time of Elizabeth.
From Needlework As Art by Alford, Marianne Margaret Compton Cust, Viscountess
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