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buck⋅ram
[buhk-ruh
m] 
noun, verb, -ramed, -ram⋅ing.–noun
| 1. | a stiff cotton fabric for interlinings, book bindings, etc. |
| 2. | stiffness of manner; extreme preciseness or formality. |
–verb (used with object)
| 3. | to strengthen with buckram. |
| 4. | Archaic. to give a false appearance of importance, value, or strength to. |
Origin:
1175–1225; ME bukeram < MHG buckeram or OIt bucherame, said to be named after Bukhara, once noted for textiles
1175–1225; ME bukeram < MHG buckeram or OIt bucherame, said to be named after Bukhara, once noted for textiles
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| buck·ram (bŭk'rəm) n.
tr.v. buck·ramed, buck·ram·ing, buck·rams To stiffen with or as if with buckram. [Middle English bukeram, fine linen, from Old French boquerant and from Old Italian bucherame, both after Bukhara (Bukhoro), from which fine linen was once imported.] |
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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.Buckram
Buck"ram\, a. 1. Made of buckram; as, a buckram suit. 2. Stiff; precise. "Buckram dames." --Brooke.Buckram
Buck"ram\, v. t. To strengthen with buckram; to make stiff. --Cowper.
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buckram
1222, from O.Fr. bouquerant, probably from Bukhara, city in central Asia from which it was imported to Europe. Originally a delicate, costly fabric, it later came to mean coarse linen used for lining. The -m in the Eng. word may indicate It. origin (cf. It. bucherame, 14c.).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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