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Word: buckram (lookup usage) (lookup stats)


Meaning:

Noun:

  • 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.
  • botany A plant, ''Allium ursinum'', also called ramson or wild garlic.

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Verb:

  • transitive To stiffen with or as if with buckram.

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