Associations to the word «Buckram»

Wiktionary

BUCKRAM, 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.
BUCKRAM, verb. (transitive) To stiffen with or as if with buckram.
BUCKRAM, noun. A plant, Allium ursinum, also called ramson, wild garlic, or bear garlic.

Dictionary definition

BUCKRAM, noun. A coarse cotton fabric stiffened with glue; used in bookbinding and to stiffen clothing.
BUCKRAM, verb. Stiffen with or as with buckram; "buckram the skirt".
BUCKRAM, adjective. Rigidly formal; "a starchy manner"; "the letter was stiff and formal"; "his prose has a buckram quality".

Wise words

Men govern nothing with more difficulty than their tongues, and can moderate their desires more than their words.
Baruch Spinoza