Definitions for buckram
ˈbʌk rəmbuck·ram

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. buckramadjective

   a coarse cotton fabric stiffened with glue; used in bookbinding and to stiffen clothing

2. starchy, stiff, buckramverb

   rigidly formal

   "a starchy manner"; "the letter was stiff and formal"; "his prose has a buckram quality"

3. buckramverb

   stiffen with or as with buckram

   "buckram the skirt"

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Buckramnoun

   A sort of strong linen cloth, stiffened with gum, used by taylors and staymakers.

   Etymology: bougran, Fr.

   I have peppered two of them; two, I am sure, I have paid, two rogues in buckram suits. William Shakespeare, Henry IV.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Buckram

   Buckram is a stiff cotton (occasionally linen or horse hair) cloth with a loose weave, often muslin. The fabric is soaked in a sizing agent such as wheat-starch paste, glue (such as PVA glue), or pyroxylin (gelatinized nitrocellulose, developed around 1910), then dried. When rewetted or warmed, it can be shaped to create durable firm fabric for book covers, hats, and elements of clothing.In the Middle Ages, "bokeram" (as the word was sometimes spelt in Middle English) designated a fine cotton cloth, not stiff. The etymology of the term remains uncertain; the Oxford English Dictionary calls into question the commonly-mentioned derivation from the name of the city of Bokhara.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Buckramnoun

   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. Buckramnoun

   a plant. See Ramson

3. Buckramadjective

   made of buckram; as, a buckram suit

4. Buckramadjective

   stiff; precise

5. Buckramverb

   to strengthen with buckram; to make stiff

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Buckram

   Buckram is a stiff cloth, made of cotton, and still occasionally linen, which is used to cover and protect books. Buckram can also be used to stiffen clothes. Modern buckrams have been stiffened by soaking in a substance, usually now pyroxylin, to fill the gaps between the fibres. In the Middle Ages, "bokeram" was fine cotton cloth, not stiff. The etymology of the term is uncertain; the commonly mentioned derivation from Bokhara is, according to the Oxford English Dictionary, uncertain. Millinery buckram is different from bookbinding buckram. It is impregnated with a starch, which allows it to be softened in water, pulled over a hat block, and left to dry into a hard shape. White buckram is most commonly used in hatmaking, though black is available as well. Millinery buckram comes in three weights: baby buckram, single-ply buckram, and double buckram. American-made Buckram book cloth is a poly-cotton base cloth coated in aqueous acrylic. It was designed to withstand heavy use in libraries and offers strength, moisture resistance and mildew resistance. Buckram is available in different grades. In the US, F grade buckram is offered in 15 glossy colors. It meets specifications for use in textbooks and exceeds performance specifications for library binding.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Buckram

   buk′ram, n. a coarse open-woven fabric of cotton or linen made very stiff with size, used for the framework of ladies' bonnets, for the inside of belts and collars of dresses, and for bookbinding: stiffness in manners and appearance.—adj. made of buckram: stiff: precise.—v.t. to give the quality of buckram. [O. Fr. boquerant.]

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1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of buckram in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of buckram in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=buckram
2. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=buckram
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buckram
4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/buckram
5. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=buckram
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=buckram