buckram

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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

1882: Buckram was probably from the first a stiffened material employed for lining, often dyed. — James Edwin Thorold Rogers, A History of Agriculture and Prices in England, Volume 4, p. 557.

A plant, Allium ursinum, also called ramson or wild garlic
To stiffen with or as if with buckram
{n} a coarse cloth stiffened with glue
a hard wearing cloth of linen or cotton
Coarse, woven fabric, stiffened with glue, used to stabilize fabric for stitching Commonly used in caps to hold the front panel erect
A plant. See Ramson. Dr. Prior
a coarse cotton fabric stiffened with glue; used in bookbinding and to stiffen clothing
{i} thick heavy cotton fabric (used in bookbinding)
A coarse linen cloth which is used for binding
stiff cloth, used in the past for covering books and making the stiff parts of clothes
A heavy-weave cotton base fabric which is pyroxylin-filled and used for constructing covers
Strong and expensive book-covering material, made from woven linen or a mixture of linen and cotton
Stiff; precise
A coarse sized cloth used in the bookbinding process
Fibre: Cotton, some in linen, synthetics Weave: Plain Characteristics: Cheap, low-textured, loose weave, very heavily sized and stiff Also, 2 fabrics are glued together; one is open weave and the other much finer Some is also made in linen in a single fabric Also called crinoline book muslin or bookbinding Name from Bokhara in Southern Russia, where it was first made Uses: Used for interlinings and all kinds of stiffening in clothes, book binding, and for millinery (because it can be moistened and shaped) Used to give stiffness to leather garments not as stiff and often coloured is called "tarlatan" Softens with heat Can be shaped while warm
rigidly formal; "a starchy manner"; "the letter was stiff and formal"; "his prose has a buckram quality"
A plant
Liner which adds support to the front of a cap
— Coarse, woven fabric, stiffened with glue, used to stabilize fabric for stitching Commonly used in caps to hold the front panel erect
a coarse cotton fabric stiffened with glue; used in bookbinding and to stiffen clothing stiffen with or as with buckram; "buckram the skirt
Coarse-woven fabric stiffened with glue, used to stabilize items for embroidery Commonly used in caps
a stiff-finished heavily sized fabric of cotton or linen used for interlinings in garments, for stiffening in millinery, and in bookbinding Softens with heat Can be shaped while warm Name from Bokhara in Southern Russia, where it was first made Also called crinoline book muslin or book binding
Coarse woven fabric stiffened with glue, used to stabilize fabric for stitching Commonly used in caps to hold the front panel upright
stiffen with or as with buckram; "buckram the skirt"
Made of buckram; as, a buckram suit
Cheap, low-textured, cotton cloth, heavily sized Used for linings in skirting, in the millinery and suiting trades, and in book-binding Sturdy in feel, stiff and boardy
To strengthen with buckram; to make stiff
buckram

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    Etymologie

    [ 'b&-kr&m ] (noun.) 15th century. From Middle English bukeram (“fine linen”), from Anglo-Norman bokeram, from Old French boquerant, bougherant (“fine cloth”), bougueran, probably ultimately from Bokhara.
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