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    buckram

    buckram - Dictionary definition and meaning for word buckram

    Definition
    (noun) a coarse cotton fabric stiffened with glue; used in bookbinding and to stiffen clothing Definition
    (verb) stiffen with or as with buckram
    Example Sentence
    • buckram the skirt
    Definition
    (adj) rigidly formal
    Synonyms : starchy , stiff
    Example Sentence
    • a starchy manner
    • the letter was stiff and formal
    • his prose has a buckram quality
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