buckram
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rəm 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; Middle English bukeram < Middle High German buckeram or Old Italian bucherame, said to be named after Bukhara, once noted for textiles
1175–1225; Middle English bukeram < Middle High German buckeram or Old Italian bucherame, said to be named after Bukhara, once noted for textiles
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buckram (ˈbʌkrəm) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a. cotton or linen cloth stiffened with size, etc, used in lining or stiffening clothes, bookbinding, etc |
| b. (as modifier): a buckram cover | |
| 2. | archaic stiffness of manner |
| —vb , -rams, -raming, -ramed | |
| 3. | (tr) to stiffen with buckram |
| [C14: from Old French boquerant, from Old Provençal bocaran, ultimately from | |
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Word Origin & History
buckram
early 13c., from O.Fr. boquerant "fine oriental cloth" (12c.), probably from Bukhara, city in central Asia from which it was imported to Europe. Originally a name of a delicate, costly fabric, it later came to mean coarse linen used for lining. The -m in the English word may indicate Italian origin (cf.
It. bucherame, 14c.).
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Example sentences
Anything from cloth or buckram-covered bricks to window sash weights to can be used.
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