Sekirov Dictionary

buckram

/ˈbʌkɹəm/

noun3

  1. A coarse cloth of cotton, linen or hemp, stiffened with size or glue, used in bookbinding to cover and protect the books, in garments to keep them in the form intended, and for wrappers to cover merchandise.
  2. A plant of species Allium ursinum, also called ramson, wild garlic, or bear garlic.
  3. A crab that has just molted; a papershell.

verb1

  1. To stiffen with or as if with buckram.
forms

buckramed · buckrammed · buckraming · buckrams

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