in+buckram
11buckram — [14] Etymologically, buckram ‘stiffened cloth’ is cloth from Bokhara, a city in central Asia (now the Uzbek city of Bukhara), from where in the Middle Ages cloth was exported to Europe. And not just any cloth: originally buckram denoted a high… …
12buckram — Ramson Ram son (r[a^]m z n), n. [AS. hramsan, pl., akin to G. rams, Sw. rams, ramsl[ o]k; cf. Gr. kro myon onion.] (Bot.) A broad leaved species of garlic ({Allium ursinum}), common in European gardens; called also {buckram}. [1913 Webster] …
13Buckram — Le Buckram est une étoffe rigide fine qui est utilisée en reliure pour couvrir les livres. Il s agit d un textile généralement à base de coton et plus rarement de lin, dont la texture a été rigidifiée par un trempage de nitrocellulose. Il est… …
14buckram — /buk reuhm/, n., v., buckramed, buckraming. n. 1. a stiff cotton fabric for interlinings, book bindings, etc. 2. stiffness of manner; extreme preciseness or formality. v.t. 3. to strengthen with buckram. 4. Archaic. to give a false appearance of… …
15buckram — 1. noun /ˈbʌkrəm/ a) 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. b) A plant, Allium ursinum, also called ramson, wild garlic, or bear… …
16Buckram — Buck|ram der, auch das; s <aus gleichbed. engl. buckram, dies zu (alt)fr. bouquerant, vgl. ↑Bougram> Buchbinderleinwand (grob gewebter u. geglätteter Bezugsstoff aus Leinen, Baumwolle u. Ä.) …
17buckram — [ bʌkrəm] noun coarse linen or other cloth stiffened with paste, used as interfacing and in bookbinding. Phrases men in buckram archaic non existent people. [with allusion to Shakespeare s 1 Henry IV II. iv. 210–50.] Origin ME: from OFr.… …
18buckram — buck•ram [[t]ˈbʌk rəm[/t]] n. 1) tex a stiffly sized fabric of cotton, linen, hemp, hair, or the like, used for interlinings, book bindings, etc 2) stiffness of manner; extreme preciseness or formality 3) tex to strengthen with buckram 4) archaic …
19buckram — /ˈbʌkrəm / (say bukruhm) noun 1. stiff cotton fabric for interlining, binding books, etc. 2. stiffness of manner; extreme preciseness or formality. –verb (t) (buckramed, buckraming) 3. to strengthen with buckram. 4. to give (a person, etc.) a… …
20buckram — n. & adj. n. 1 a coarse linen or other cloth stiffened with gum or paste, and used as interfacing or in bookbinding. 2 archaic stiffness in manner. adj. archaic starchy; formal. Phrases and idioms: men in buckram a figment (Shakesp. 1 Henry IV II …
