buckram has definitions from the field of clothing
1
[ verb ] stiffen with or as with buckram

Examples

"buckram the skirt"

Related terms

stiffen

2
[ adjective ] rigidly formal

Synonyms

stiff starchy

Examples

"a starchy manner" "the letter was stiff and formal" "his prose has a buckram quality"

Related terms

formal

3
[ noun ] (clothing) a coarse cotton fabric stiffened with glue; used in bookbinding and to stiffen clothing

Related terms

fabric

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