What is the meaning of buckram?

noun

  • A coarse cotton fabric stiffened with glue; used in bookbinding and to stiffen clothing.

verb

  • Stiffen with or as with buckram.
    • usage: "buckram the skirt"

adjective

  • Rigidly formal.
    • usage: "a starchy manner"; "the letter was stiff and formal"; "his prose has a buckram quality"
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