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English to English adjective
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Made of buckram; as, a buckram suit. |  | source: webster1913
adjective satellite
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rigidly formal | | Example: a starchy manner
the letter was stiff and formal
his prose has a buckram quality
source: wordnet30
noun
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a coarse cotton fabric stiffened with glue; used in bookbinding and to stiffen clothing | | source: wordnet30
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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. | | source: webster1913
verb
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stiffen with or as with buckram | | Example: buckram the skirt
source: wordnet30
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To strengthen with buckram; to make stiff. | | source: webster1913
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