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buckram

buck·ram [ búkrəm ]


noun 
Definition:
 
stiff fabric: a coarse cotton or linen fabric that has been stiffened with starch, gum, or latex. Use: bookbinding, stiffening clothes.



adjective 
Definition:
 
like buckram: resembling buckram in rigidity

[14th century. < Old French boquerant "cloth from Bukhara"]
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